Youth Today

Implications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

The Trevor Project brings together research to highlight the ways in which LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to the social, emotional and...

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Nonprofits Should Apply Now For PPP Funds While They Last, Advisor Says

Pay your staff and keep your nonprofit afloat for the next two months by applying this very day for emergency funding provided...

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COVID-19 Gives Youth of Color Big Responsibilities But They Feel Invisible, Group Says

Sue Suilla Daley sits in front of her computer in her apartment in Queens. She’s 18 and a senior at John Adams...

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Connecticut’s Child Welfare System Conscious It Will Need to Keep Pivoting

How do you check on a child who lives in a home flagged as abusive during a global pandemic? How do you...

A Guide to Community Strategies for Improving Emerging Adults well-being report cover; 4 happy youths walking down street together

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A Guide to Community Strategies for Improving Emerging Adults’ Safety and Well-Being

The Urban Institute releases a guide which brings together research on the unique needs of emerging adults and outlines the best strategies...

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Child Mind Institute Names Mimi Corcoran as New Executive Director

The Child Mind Institute recently named Mimi Corcoran as its new executive director. She brings more than 25 years of children-focused philanthropic...

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Nutrition Education, Multigenerational Cooking Lessons Target Childhood Obesity

A tomato sauce bubbles on the stove. The aroma of baking chicken fills the air. There’s a hum of voices, a burst...

afterschool: Big group of people with masks and one isolated sick child with the flu

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Child Care For Essential Workers a Priority in New York, Washington

In New York and Washington, the two states hardest hit by COVID-19, officials are working with after-school and child care providers to...

homeless: Clothes spread out in city gutter.

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Youth Homeless Providers Call on New York City Officials For Plan

As a global pandemic looms over New York City, one group in particular might be getting left behind, homeless youth — a...

Greenwood: Children’s town built from construction paper; line of kids with folded arms stand behind it

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Entrepreneurship Among Black Kids Has Deep Meaning at Tulsa’s Greenwood Center

These survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, in which as many as 300 people were killed, lived through a white mob shooting,...

OST: Girls in purple T-shirts and jeans or leggings sit in circle with backs to each other and arms linked

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Leaders of Crittenton Program in Washington, D.C., Scramble to Help Girls Losing Jobs to COVID-19

Girls at several middle and high schools in Washington, D.C., in wards 5, 6 and 7 were already handling more challenges in...

Global employment trends for youth report; two female and one male youth working in jobs

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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Technology and the Future of Jobs

The International Labor Organization releases its latest update on youth employment trends and what the future may hold in a time of...

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Teen Suicide Spiking Due in Part to Unrealistic Expectations, Hotline Expert Says

Youth suicide is on the rise — and Kris Hallstrom, manager of a national teen suicide prevention hotline based in Nebraska, is...

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After School All Stars Shifts to Online, Works to Raise Funds for Families

As school districts close down across the country, numerous after-school programs are following suit. They’re scrambling to deal with the unprecedented situation...

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After-school Programs Urged to Follow Health Officials’ Guidance on Coronavirus

After-school programs are urged to follow the guidance of their local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...

A New Era for Girls report; young black girls with head cover smiling at camera

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A New Era for Girls: Taking Stock on 25 Years of Progress

UNICEF analyzes the progress made in improving the rights of women and girls over the past 25 years, showing that drastic improvements...

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David Hiller Retires as President and CEO of Robert R. McCormick Foundation

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation announces the retirement of its president and CEO, David D. Hiller, after nearly 11 years leading the...

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Las Cruces, New Mexico, Legislator Helping Fight Childhood Trauma

With some time to kill the day before the 2018 Thanksgiving break, William Soules, a math and social studies teacher at Oñate...

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New Mexico Legislature Racks Up Successes, Losses, Compromises for Foster Youth

With Family First Act implementation underway, editorials and articles proliferate, many articulating nervousness among residential providers. With their revenue models under attack,...