Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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5.5KInsideOUT Writers: Community, Compassion, Multitudes
The Youth Today/InsideOUT Writers series these past two years has been a critical reflection on the impact of the American justice system...
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6.9KParole Limited My Ability, but Community Led Me to Success
I got released from the system about five years ago now, and my life has remained a consistent hustle. When I was...
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1.9KBig Picture Learning Could Help Disrupt the Foster-care-to-prison Pipeline
Humans of Restorative Justice (HORJ) stories highlight the incredible individuals working to build and restore strong relationships in their communities. They are...
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3.5KWhen Young People Lead, True Benefit Follows
Fresno is in the middle of the desert. The summers are hot. The average temperature in September is 93 degrees. On this...
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2.1KSchool Shootings a Tiny Fraction of Violence That Menaces Youth
The best way to stop school violence is to stop all youth violence. School violence really is a form of youth violence....
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4.3KOur Lives Are At Stake
I won’t let you fill me up anymore. Your hatred is toxic and time consuming You taught me to run away and...
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2.8KMentoring Programs Need to Experiment With What Works Best for Foster Youth
If you work with youth in foster care, you know that every child is unique with specific needs, strengths and opportunities. It...
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1.2KFinding the Right Volunteers Through Targeted Recruitment
Volunteer coordinators are often told to develop an elevator speech to use in their efforts to recruit volunteers. An elevator speech is...
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2.3KApplying Escalation Model to School Shootings Can Keep Everyone Safer
The tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018 reawakened our national terror of school shootings and renewed...
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2.6KMentoring Graduation Coaches Needed for Mass. Students
Massachusetts is considered a leader in education in the country, with the highest standardized test scores and some of the best public...
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6.1KThe Department of Child and Family Services Mostly Failed Me, But Still I Persist
I was in the Department of Child and Family Services foster care system for nine years of my life. It was my...
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2.1KYouth Leaders Need Extra Thought, Sensitivity to Help the Young Enjoy Outdoors
The next generation is responsible for protecting an environment that they may not know how to connect with. As someone who sees...
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1.7KRestorative Justice Even Works With the Big Bad Wolf, Training Shows
The first lightbulb moment for me was when I got to attend a restorative justice training for high school students in Seattle.
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4.7KLet’s Make College Smoother for Students From Foster Care
Young people who’ve been in foster care face some challenging circumstances, but they still hope to go to college just like their...
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7.0KConnecting Urban Youth With Nature in Cities Is Crucial
A connection with nature can offer unique support during the transitional life stages of youth. Today in the United States, most people...
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6.2KThe Arts, Especially Theater, Can Be Savior for Foster Youth
Extracurricular activities and a social life may seem commonplace to most youth growing up in the United States. However, it is common...
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4.9KHelp Crime Victims By Committing to Restorative Justice
From the federal level to state legislatures across the country, criminal justice reform measures are a hot topic of conversation and proposed...
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3.4KKids Need More Personalized Learning to Keep Them in School
I recently reconnected with two of my best and brightest former fifth-grade students; let’s call them Maya and Avery. While I have...
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4.7KHow to Find, Retain High School Students As Peer-to-peer Mentors
In a perfect world there would be a mentor for every teen who wanted one. There would be more for those teens...
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2.5KStopping Child Predator Law: What a Victory for Kids!
“Think of the children!” Among the many people who wail this admonishment when they have nothing useful to say in an argument...
