Youth Today
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1.5KParental concern over social media use unites unlikely allies in Congress
Pending child online safety legislation includes the Kids Online Safety Act.
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1.5KBe Loud Studios turns kids into DJs, amplifying their voices across New Orleans
Kids learn how to ask questions, take risks, be brave, and accept feedback.
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2.1KNearly 90% of public schools now offer afterschool programs
New National Center for Education Statistics data shows ESSER funds' impact on afterschool programs.
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2.1KIn ‘host homes,’ volunteers provide safe homes for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness
Host homes build off of a "history of resilience and resistance.”
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1.9K‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care
Janell Braxton, 30, continues to reckon with her time in the foster system.
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1.3KJuvenile detention fees cripple families financially, opponents say
California was first to stop charging families for incarcerating juveniles. Most states continue levying.
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1.2KPoor, rural kids earn more than urban, poor kids later in life. A higher incidence of two-parent households might be the reason
No other variable has as much power over mobility as the two-parent household effect.
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1.2KDaycare owners and parents say they are at a breaking point as federal relief funds end
Losing federal funds could force more than 70,000 licensed childcare facilities to close.
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1.3KMinnesota expands public funding for childcare
In Minnesota, parents paid childcare costs among the most expensive in the country.
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1.4KPublic Welfare Foundation’s Candice Jones debunks the latest tough-on-crime rhetoric
Under Jones's leadership, the foundation focuses on funding organizations led by formerly incarcerated people.
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1.3KResearchers team up with court staff to help Washington homeless youth
A new program uses evidence-based surveys to identify teenagers in need of support services.
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2.1KKids face the greatest risk of eviction of any age group. The consequences can last a lifetime.
A recent study found 2.9 million children are impacted by eviction filings every year.
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1.4KEllen Alberding to step down from the Joyce Foundation after 34 years
The foundation has led in funding gun violence prevention research and improved public education.
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2.1KMississippi program shows how giving mothers guaranteed income helps children
Report reveals benefits as pilot programs spread across country.
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897‘Broken system’: Call center backlogs impede Missouri families seeking food assistance
Unable to set interview appointments, SNAP applications/renewals are automatically denied after 30 days.
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1.6KPost-COVID summer programs didn’t boost kids academically, but may have helped anyway
Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.
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1.8KA new policy in Florida could out LGBTQ+ students to their parents if they join a GSA
Some LGBTQ+ student clubs in Florida have disbanded altogether.
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1.8KGiving first-time juvenile offenders avenues away from detention in New York
Avenues’ program offers young people possibilities that many often feel aren't available to them.
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1.5KWashington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags
Washington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags.
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1.7KNearly two-thirds of US schools now offer students and families help with hunger, housing and healthcare
Sixty percent of public schools reported using a community school or wraparound services model.
