Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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1.1KDr. Seuss Goes to Juvenile Hall and Other Great Moments
Esteem. Eagerness. Engagement. Elation. Kids in custody become kids for a day. “Cat in the Hat” hats, beloved Dr. Seuss stories, pride...
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1.3KSports, Responsibility Program Helps Empower Vulnerable Youth Via After-school
When I arrived at the University of Alabama in fall 2015 I was immediately struck by both the magnitude of resources available...
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2.7KToolbox: Building a Learning Culture in a Social Services Organization
At Graham Windham, a New York City-based child welfare agency, we have been developing a learning culture over time, an investment in...
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1.8KSEL Drive in Schools Is Opportunity for Youth Developers
Schools are finally noticing what youth programs have known for decades. The way kids feel about themselves and how they connect with...
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4.5KLawsuit Reveals Child Welfare’s Assault on Battered Mothers, Their Children
For a mother of two daughters in Will County, Illinois, known in legal papers as Kelly, the morning of May 1 began...
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1.8KHow We Use Students’ Voices to Turn Them Into Activists
It seems like a simple idea — listening to what students have to say. Schools do that all the time. What we...
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2.8KGetting Parents, Community Onboard With Youth Employment Programming
Youth employment programs are one of the most effective ways to assist disadvantaged youth, especially those in the juvenile justice system, in...
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6.3KCompany Helps Atlanta-Area Youth Avoid ‘Summer Slide’
The morning of May 11 saw a flurry of activity in our Midtown Atlanta office as Wiproites came in early or stayed...
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2.3KSchool Suspensions Hurt Whole Community, Not Just the Student, Research Shows
A growing body of research, including work published here, documents harms of what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline. Evidence shows that...
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1.0KYouth Workers Must Start Social Movement to Provide Intervention to Our Youth
Youth intervention is an essential service. Yet it goes unrecognized as such in public policy and budgeting decisions. This reality has coldly...
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935Adults Must Get Involved to Resolve Youth Violence
Our organization has just completed three straight years of doing our in-school violence and bullying prevention program in middle schools and high...
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4.0KMore Awareness Needed About Boys Who Are Commercially Sexually Exploited
We have come to realize that sexual victimization is universal and not gender-specific, affecting both girls and boys.
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1.4KTrain Out-of-School Workers to Build Youth Social-Emotional, Character Competence
For many students, their out-of-school programs are their lifelines. They are the places where our children are helped to thrive academically, socially...
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2.4KHow to Work Successfully With Funders in Youth Work Programming
While it might not be productive to try to rank youth employment stakeholders by their importance, there’s no doubt that funders are...
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3.2KBerkeley Bound
I remember the paralyzing fear I felt when I realized I was never going home to my father again. I would never...
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3.5KEffective Financial Literacy: What Youths Need to Know, When They Need to Know It
Almost 20 percent of all young people around age 15 are not financially literate — they don’t have skills like budgeting income...
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749The Curse of Custody: Enduring Incarceration
Some of the most gifted educators in the field are found inside. The constraints of detention, maintaining safety and security, educating explosive...
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2.3KBuilding a Future: The Benefits of Entering an Apprenticeship Program
In fall 2016, 20.5 million students attended American colleges and universities, including 6.3 million in community colleges. My nephew, Sam, is one...
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3.7KArt As Resilience and Another Form of Therapy
I worked at earning credits while I was inside juvenile hall, and in 2016 when I was released into placement in, I...
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2.4KThe Necessary Ingredients in a Youth Employment Mix
As with almost every social undertaking, youth employment involves numerous stakeholders, each of which has its own perspective, goals, issues and vested...
