Youth Today

Catching Emotional and Developmental Problems in Homeless Children

A look inside the state’s homeless shelters quickly reveals a sobering fact — many residents are children. And a substantial number of...

Surviving the Streets of New York: Experiences of LGBTQ Youth, YMSM, and YWSW Engaged in Survival Sex

This new study by the Urban Institute documents the lives of vulnerable LGBTQ (and other) youth in New York City and makes...

After-school Advocates Lobby Legislators to Save 21st Century Program

As federal funding for after-school programs continues to swing in the breeze, after-school advocates are seeking to make their presence felt on...

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At Senn High School, Diversity Drives Education

“We have to get creative,” Lofton said. “There is no teacher that we could possibly find that could deliver ESL education as...

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Trying to Get Their Code On in the South Bronx

NEW YORK — On a freezing Saturday morning in a brick building in the south Bronx, young people with laptops filled a...

91%: A Documentary About Guns in America

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New Orleans Filmmaker Hopes to Get the ‘91%’ Out of Movie Seats, Into Ballot Box

NEW YORK — The filmmaker could not get the number out of his head. Even while he was traveling the country to...

Comprehensive Community Initiatives – Case Studies of Programs in Atlanta, Orlando and New Orleans

America's Promise Alliance presents a three-part report highlighting the achievements of three transformative community development efforts from three different southern cities and...

Research Points to Impact of Endangered 21st Century After-school Programs

Studies in four states show positive results for the national after-school program currently on the congressional chopping block. The grant program known...

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Compassion Fatigue Rampant in Youth Service Industry

Maybe it starts as an extra drink after work — you know, just to take the edge off. Or an extended gripe...

New York City high school wrestling championships

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An Underdog Sport in NY, Wrestling Helps Students Score Better Grades

“Myself and most of our teachers, we were thinking about wrestling like Hulk Hogan or Andre the Giant,” said assistant principal Tommy...

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Juggling Child Care, Other People’s Big Families and Toxic Chemicals

NEW YORK — The women wait on an exposed street corner above the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at the intersection of Marcy and Division...

America After 3PM - Afterschool Alliance

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As Congress Considers Cutting Funds, After-school Leaders Say Programs Vital for Kids and Working Families

WASHINGTON, DC — The vast majority of parents — 84 percent — support public funding of after-school programs, said Afterschool Alliance Executive...

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Teen Siblings Create App to Monitor Police Interactions With Civilians

ATLANTA — Three Georgia teens have created an Android app called Five-O to document police abuse of authority that has been downloaded...

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Acting Out: Red Hook Youth Channel Their Troubles Through Theater

Brooklyn theater company Falconworks Artist Group has been putting on an eight-week program for kids for the past 10 years to help...

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After Spectacular Rise of National After-school Program, What Comes Next?

Today it’s sitting precariously on the chopping block, but the federal grant program known as 21st Century Community Learning Centers once seemed...

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Author-Illustrator’s Foundation Spurs Innovative School-based Projects

Who, having read the story of Peter going out to play in “The Snowy Day,” can forget this book by Ezra Jack...

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Across the Border & Underage: A Look at Sexual Exploitation of Immigrant Children

According to the report, “In the United States, human traffickers most frequently exploit the desperation of undocumented immigrants as a means of...

Tangible Improvement: Assessing for Youth Program Quality

In Minnesota our Extension Center for Youth Development made a strategic decision in 2011 to train ALL our staff working with 4-H...

Beyond 4 Walls and a Roof – Addressing Homelessness Among Transgender Youth

The Center for American Progress outlines the unique social and economic struggles the ever-growing population of homeless transgender youth face across the...