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2.6KFewer New Mexico Detention Centers Means Problems For Families, Staff
The 2017 closure of the McKinley County Juvenile Detention Center was largely viewed as a positive. New Mexico, which has shrunk its...
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1.8KN.M. Legislature Also Worked on Intersecting Foster Care Issues
There were both victories and setbacks for foster youth during the 2020 New Mexico Legislature in terms of bills that directly deal...
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1.5KOccupancy Tax Has Potential to Help New Mexican Kids, CYFD Expert Says
A cursory look at the proposed laws sponsored by southeastern New Mexico lawmakers during the 2020 Legislature gives the impression that they...
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1.9KA Future for the World’s Children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission
A new report commissioned by the WHO and UNICEF lays out a bold-but-necessary vision for the future of our children in an...
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2.7KJacksonville Organization Attacks Violence, Blight With Holistic Approach
On Nov. 14, Gary Ervin attended a vigil for a young life cut tragically short by gun violence. Days earlier, a 15-year-old...
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1.4KPaul Tutwiler’s Mission of Revitalizing Communities Takes Him Back to His Roots
A black and white picture of schoolchildren hangs on the wall of Paul Tutwiler’s office. He’s not related to any of the...
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2.3KThe Lasting Benefits of Early College High Schools
The American Institutes for Research provides an overview of key findings from different research projects focused on the efficacy and benefits of...
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4.1KAtlanta Organization Emphasizes Cultural, Historical Knowledge For Black Adolescent Boys
A small nonprofit in Atlanta fills what its founder considers a critical gap for black adolescent boys — a chance to explore...
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2.5KNicola Diamond Appointed Chief Operating Officer at Urban Alliance
Urban Alliance recently appointed 30-year public school system veteran, Nicola Diamond, as its new chief operating officer. She has already begun work...
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1.7KThe First Female Muslim American to Win an Olympic Medal Is Passing Along the Mentoring to ‘Our Youth’
Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad would not be where she is today were it not for her mentor, also an Olympic medalist in...
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2.7KHead of Florida Center That Helps Girls ‘in Trouble’ Stepping Down
She’s credited with being a “visionary,” “a role model” and a literal life-saver for some of the most vulnerable girls and young...
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1.8KBoy Scouts Bankruptcy Dismaying To Some In Youth Development
When Boy Scouts of America announced on Tuesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, youth development professionals had various responses....
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4.4KThe State Index on Youth Homelessness
True Colors United looks at 61 metrics in all 50 states to provide an overview of the challenges and barriers homeless youth...
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4.8KHigh Staff Turnover Affects Kids in After-school Programs
Many out-of-school time programs experience frequent staff turnover, to the chagrin of leaders in the field. Some estimates put the turnover rate...
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2.8KChange in Washington Law Helps Parents With Their Teens’ Mental Health Needs
For about three months, Karen Kelly would drive around Enumclaw, Wash., after midnight looking for her 13-year-old daughter, Hollie. She carried Hollie’s...
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1.9KNeoliberal Systems Undermine Ability to Serve Youth Of Color After School: Author
Leah Davis remembers the first brochure she saw for the after-school and college prep program Educational Excellence.
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1.6KSuicidality Disparities by Sexual Identity Persist from Adolescence into Young Adulthood
The Trevor Project tracks rates of suicidality among LGB youth after turning 18, showing that the stark suicide disparity between straight and...
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5.5KMentoring Foster Youth Is High-impact, Low-cost But Rare, Institute Says
Born to a prostitute with a drug problem, April (a pseudonym for her privacy) was removed from her home about two decades...
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4.0KTrump Budget Would Again Ax After-school Programs Despite Strong Congressional Support
Two months after Congress approved $1.25 billion for after-school funding, the White House has again called for a complete kill-off of the...
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2.1KCarlsbad Center Partnering With Eddy County CASA to Serve More Young People
It was a bleak time for many foster youth and their families in need when Kids’ Safehouse ceased operations in January 2015,...
