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2.9KNonprofit Art School Helps Youth Thrive in Skid Row, Los Angeles
Nestled among nondescript warehouses and infamous streets, Inner-City Arts in Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row is an oasis for artistic growth and...
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744Anti-gun Programs Plug Away to Try to Make the Bronx Safer
Esther Henry can’t forget that horrible night in 2012. Something had happened downstairs in the hallway of her Bronx apartment building —...
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2.1KFear of Deportation, Hate Crimes Reportedly Threaten Mental Health of Young Californians
In the months leading up to the presidential election, Guillermo and his friends at Oakland International High School had a running joke.
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1.1KAmerican Federation of Teachers Head Criticizes DeVos, Calls for Commitment to Public Schools
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten opposed the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education, calling for a renewed...
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1.7KYouth Advocates Share Hopes for First 100 Days of New Administration
Candidate Donald Trump offered little insight into his prospective policies surrounding youth and families, and President-Elect Trump has not provided any...
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1.1KBootcamp: A Partnership Model for Service and Learning
In its final report, the White House Council for Community Solutions cites a statistic worth noting: 6.7 million young adults (aged 16...
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3.0KSTEM Gets Delightfully Sticky at La Brea Tar Pits
Asphalt oozes up between blades of grass in Hancock Park in downtown Los Angeles. A visit to the 23-acre park and La...
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2.4KThe Power of Civic Engagement
Romi Hemphill was in the sixth grade when she got her first taste civic leadership through the Wyman Center’s Teen Outreach Program.
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8.2KMedia Literacy: Help Youth Think Critically in Age of ‘Fake News’
Media literacy is “more than urgent” says Erin McNeill, founder and president of the three-year-old nonprofit, Media Literacy Now, “in the current...
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Beyond Bars: Keeping Young People Safe At Home and Out of Youth Prisons
The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) makes the case for establishing a comprehensive community-based continuum of care for youth involved in the...
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1.8KBookstore’s Closing Leaves Bronx Residents Disrupted and Nostalgic
At the end of the year, Barnes & Noble in the Bronx will close, leaving a borough of more than 1.4 million...
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8.5KPreventing Gang Violence By Offering a Community
Two years ago, 18-year-old Josue left Guatemala, a country with one of the highest crime rates in Central America, and set out...
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“Like Walking Through a Hailstorm” – Discrimination against LGBT Youth in US Schools
This new report from Human Rights Watch uses data and information gained from interviews with over 500 students, teachers, administrators, parents, service...
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3.8KNCCC Service Program May Not Be Worth the Cost, Inspector General Says
The Inspector General at the Corporation for National and Community Service urges officials to scrutinize the size and scope of the National...
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1.6KTeens Hacking Their Way to Solutions
A group of 16-to 23-year-olds divided into five teams to create socially conscious technology — one group's smartphone app involved sexual harassment,...
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2.7KBarry Krisberg on Where Juvenile Justice Goes From Here Under a Trump Administration
Barry Krisberg has been advocating for progressive reform in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems since the late 1960s. He has...
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2.1KGood Storytelling Raises Money, Attracts Volunteers
Storytelling makes a difference for a youth organization, building capacity by going beyond data or too-brief, one-dimensional stories to engage audience’s emotions.
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3.7KHHS Now Able to Definitively Link More Foster Children to More Parental Substance Abuse
New data in a recent Health and Human Services report shows both that the number of youth in the foster care system...
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1.3KGrim Anniversary of Gun Violence Against Children in Sandy Hook, New York City
On a cold, rainy early spring night in 2014, I attended the private meeting of a tragic club nobody wants to join....
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1.9KNew Report Shows LGBT Students Face Ongoing Discrimination
Despite some progress, schools are still a hostile environment for many gay and transgender youth in the U.S., according to a new...
