Going through the foster care system isn’t easy, but what happens to youth as they begin to transition into life outside foster...
That’s the most common phrase after an adult gets a tour of New Urban Arts. When you walk into the community art...
Year after year, thousands of children have the opportunity to enjoy the wonders of summer camp. This is their time to make...
Young people from foster care face significant challenges when it comes to transitioning into independent adulthood. Research shows that foster youth take...
A Newark, N.J., police officer talks about the hostility she experiences from local residents. She is pained that the community won’t look...
Across the youth justice community, the leadership and expertise of justice-involved youth remains untapped or is utilized in ways that disempower and...
Why did no one tell me? I’ve heard this question countless times. The last time it came from one of our foster...
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold on Dec. 5 a ruling that would declare the Indian Child Welfare Act...
As policymakers in Washington wrangle over walls, many youth in communities on our southern border grapple with fear of exclusion in the...
There has been surge of interest in social and emotional learning (SEL) over recent decades. Teachers and principals show strong support for...
The New York Foundling has been protecting children and strengthening families for nearly 150 years and is now one of oldest and...
Serving young people who have experienced sexual exploitation demands a high level of critical thinking and careful planning to ensure best practice....
In August, an 11-year-old African-American girl was tased by a Cincinnati police officer when he tried to apprehend her for shoplifting. The...
Editorial writers rarely do their own reporting. Most of the time they comment on what reporters for their publications have found or...
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Over the past five years, public awareness of the plight and promise of young people who are not in school or the...
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have squarely targeted the most vulnerable: children. Like most people, I was outraged last summer when I...
There’s a moment in every great story when it seems that all is lost: the Ministry has fallen, the Rebellion has been...
Recent media stories from the U.S.-Mexico border about immigration have largely missed the daily struggle of families and children in U.S. communities...
Restorative justice is a centuries-old approach that seeks to empower people to address the harms, needs and obligations that arise when a...