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2.0KThe Heron Foundation has Selected Dana K. Bezerra as its Next President
Dana K. Bezerra is the new president of the New York City-based Heron Foundation, whose mission is to help impoverished communities through grantmaking...
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2.4KEx-Big Brother, Little Brother Team for Power Up, Providing Martial Arts, Mentoring
At a martial arts gym in Atlanta, kids sit in a semicircle around their sensei. He talks to them about persistence, about...
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2.4KOhio’s Before- and After-school Project Link Wants to ‘Make Our Program More Professional’
Nora Gajewski is site coordinator at the Bassett Elementary school for Project Link, the before- and after-school program at the Westlake K-12...
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3.5KBoys and Girls Clubs Do Have to Change to Run Quality Arts Programs, Wallace Study Finds
Remember doing art projects with construction paper and Elmer’s Glue? We’ve all had that experience, but we know it usually doesn’t constitute...
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1.9KJackson, Mississippi, Native Working to Change Culture of Suspension in Its Public Schools
Juan Cloy remembers being suspended when he was at Provine High School in the 1980s. He and several friends got in a...
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1.3KShould Your Youth Program Be Concerned About an ‘Active Shooter’?
Since the shooting last week at Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Tehama County, California, some schools across the nation seem to be...
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2.2KSupporting Young People Transitioning from Foster Care: Findings from a National Survey
This new study from Child Trends describes the array of services available to foster youth in 47 states and territories until they...
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4.5KFoster Care Youths Leaving the System Before They Age Out, Study Finds
Youth in the foster care system are leaving before they age out of the system, a new report finds.
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2.0K‘What We’re Hoping to Do Is Expose People to Global Approaches, Organizations’
Angela Venza is regional director for the Americas at the International Youth Foundation. At a meeting at the Annie E. Casey Foundation...
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Missed Opportunities: Youth Homelessness in America
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago authored and released this new report as the first in its new series of briefs...
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4.9KMillions of Youth Are Homeless for More Than Month At a Time, New Study Finds
Nearly one in 30 teens and one in 10 young adults experienced homelessness in the past year, a groundbreaking new study has...
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3.3KKelli Rhee is the New President and CEO of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation recently announced the appointment of Kelli Rhee as its new president and chief executive officer. The...
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3.8KBobby Cagle, New LA Child Welfare Chief, to Find High Demand, Too Few Foster Homes
Bobby Cagle, a former foster child and caseworker, is set to take over as head of Los Angeles Department of Children and...
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1.3KCommunity Organizing Is ‘the Job I Wanted But Didn’t Know Existed’
Every summer when I was off from college, I worked with Kendell Barry, at Developing K.I.D.S. It was a six-week summer...
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A Familiar Face: Violence in the Lives of Children and Adolescents
This new report from UNICEF highlights the most current data about several forms of violence that take place in the lives of...
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The Foster Care Housing Crisis
The Chronicle of Social Change produced this first-of-its-kind report which details the growing problem of the national foster care housing crisis, in...
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2.6KMississippi Judge’s Youth Court Shut Down After Mother Kept from Baby for Year Over Fines
A Mississippi woman who was jailed for seven days for owing $1,000-plus in court fees had custody of her baby given...
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3.0KLos Angeles Board Of Supervisors Votes To Launch ‘Historic’ Juvenile Diversion Plan
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an ambitious plan to divert thousands of the county’s youth...
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1.8KThis Pro-justice Reform Candidate in Brooklyn, NY, Started Activism at Age 12
Twenty-three years ago, New York City Council candidate Anthony Beckford faced long odds when he spoke out...
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1.5KLos Angeles Supervisors to Vote on Comprehensive, Countywide Youth Diversion Program
Los Angeles County Supervisors are scheduled to vote today on a motion determining whether or not they will give the go-ahead to...
