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1.3KSummer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?
The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois,...
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3.5KChild tax credit payments poised to hit American family bank accounts
Millions of American families with children will start receiving monthly payments this week as a result of the temporary expanded child tax...
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3.0K“Play streets” bring summer camp atmosphere to neighborhoods
This summer, select cities across the country will block traffic to “play streets,” creating child-friendly zones in urban neighborhoods that lack parks...
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1.4KHomicide likely to be only crime charged to New Yorkers under 12
Unless accused of criminally negligent homicide, no child younger than 12 could be legally arrested, detained or brought before a judge, according...
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1.5KNYC parade honors essential youth workers
During the rollercoaster ride of a pandemic, it was Maxene Foster’s job to help make sure that cash-strapped Bronx residents got fed,...
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1.6KLegalizing recreational marijuana likely means fewer arrests of juveniles of color
The new law is retroactive. It allows persons to have prior marijuana-related convictions for which, under the new rules, they would not...
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1.0KMental health toll from isolation affecting kids on reentry
After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. Amara Bhatia...
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4.1KEducation in a pandemic: The disparate impacts of COVID-19 on America’s students
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights releases a report highlighting the disparate impacts the COVID-19 pandemic and response had on...
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1.6KBoy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership
America's most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted...
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3.6KHow a hands-on summer science program for underserved youth pivoted online
Every summer for over 30 years, Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP) had brought underserved Northern and Central California high school students...
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3.1KYouth with intellectual disabilities are likelier to be overweight; researchers are trying to change that
Among 10- through 17-year-olds, for example, 20% of those with disabilities but 15% of the non-disabled were obese, according to one federal...
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1.7KBringing more teens home: Raising the age without expanding secure confinement in the youth justice system
The Sentencing Project releases a new report discussing the success of states which implemented "raise the age" reforms in their justice systems,...
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2.5KYouth programs central to Biden’s crime prevention plan
Expanding summer programs and employment opportunities for youth is a key plank of President Joe Biden’s plan to curb rising gun violence...
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3.0KFired New Mexico child services employees file whistleblower lawsuit
Cliff and Debra Gilmore say they didn’t have any ties to New Mexico when the married couple uprooted from their lives in...
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2.3KStudents disappeared during the pandemic. Community organizations are helping find them.
Schools across the country may have lost track of 1 million to 3 million students during the pandemic, but some are finding...
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1.9KA nursing assistant, hotel laundress and health clinic CEO decry Alabama’s lack of Obamacare
In largely rural northeast Alabama, a certified nurse’s assistant juggles a side gig as a dog-groomer to make ends meet; a free...
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1.6KParents and corrections officers fault South Carolina juvenile facilities before state senate
Though technically it was against the rules, a juvenile corrections officer had been watching and chuckling along as a group of girl...
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1.4KFamilies rejoice as camps reopen with new COVID guidance
Kennesaw, GA — Tina Lewis is helping her 10-year-old son Aaron get prepared for a week-long adventure at Camp Woodruff, a Boy...
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1.6K2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 32nd edition of its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book discussing the latest data on child...
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2.6KNew Mexico moves up from last in nonprofit’s child welfare ranking
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Recently released data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows improvements to New Mexico’s child well-being, but the state...
