NEW YORK — When the COVID-19 pandemic first broke in New York City this spring, the most vulnerable populations were at the...
As the pandemic continues, the number of people experiencing homelessness could rise — especially if eviction moratoriums are lifted. More children in...
Last spring, COVID-19 put the brakes on after-school activities at Bearings Bike Shop in Atlanta. But on a recent Saturday, a gaggle...
More than 40,000 K–12 public school students in Washington experienced homelessness in 2017–18, a number that has nearly doubled in the past...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzes data from U.S. Census Bureau surveys to discuss how households with children are faring during the...
Her son spent a decade behind bars for an accidental shooting in which a young woman was killed. Then, instead of a...
Walter Cortina, a high school student in Minneapolis, doesn’t work merely for pocket money. Last spring, at age 17, he was supporting...
The widening gap between rich and poor in America — even before the pandemic — is shown in a new report on...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University created this comprehensive desk-guide for youth-serving organizations to learn to more effectively prevent and address child sexual...
Stell Simonton recently talked with Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, author of “The Ecology of Childhood: How Our Changing World Threatens Children’s Rights.” Woodhouse,...
Three afternoons this week — Computer Science Education Week — students at Rocky Run Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia, are gathering...
How do youth organizations and schools integrate social and emotional learning into their full range of activities? How do they also respond...
NWEA uses data from over four million students in grades 3-8 to assess how school shutdowns and continued distance learning due to...
As Congress considers a spending bill with behind-the-scenes negotiations this week, many youth-serving organizations hope for an injection of cash into out-of-school...
The Child Mind Institute takes a look at the current mental health of the nation's children as they grow and learn in...
More kids in after-school programs are getting an evening meal through the program, according to a recent report from Food Research &...
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation recently named Fay Twersky as its new president. Twersky arrives from the California-based William and Flora...
More than 100 youth reporters from around the world are working with producers in the United States on a video series examining...
In 2016, six school districts in the United States partnered with after-school coordinating organizations in their cities to foster social and emotional...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of several articles in an occasional series about the intersection of OST and students experiencing homelessness.)...