Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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1.5KGlobal Citizens: Professional Youth-Work Exchange Around the World
It used to be that graduating from high school and matriculating from college was enough to ensure a place in society. But...
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720Align Now: Summer is Coming
Everyone is aligned to ensure his summer activities contribute to his development. For young people with fewer resources, however, summers represent risk....
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1.5KBreaking the Cycle of Poverty, One Child at a Time
Under the Friends of the Children model, professional mentors called “Friends” serve those most at risk, offering support and services that see...
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1.4KHow to Tell If Your Youth Intervention Will Be Effective
Why use ineffective interventions with youth? Why not use interventions that work based on the resources a student has? Why not involve...
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1.4KLabor Department Programs Support Job Training for Youthful Offenders
Initiatives like Face Forward are bringing funding, innovative strategies and tools to community-based organizations that are on the frontlines of this challenge....
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804Crime Victims Are Not Who You Think
As a criminologist, criminal justice researcher and victim advocate, I do want there to be an appropriate response when someone is a...
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702Focus on Noncognitive Skills Helps Students Get Ready for College
Preparing students for college involves more than sending transcripts and a college application. Today, students need a college readiness profile that includes...
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546State of the Industry: A Vision for Human-Serving Nonprofits
We must be advocates first and service providers second, measuring success not in services but in the number of people able to...
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1.4KMovement to Restore Youth Begins by Ending Punitive Incarceration Model
LOS ANGELES — To restore the dignity of youth in our juvenile justice system, the Children’s Defense Fund-California (CDF-CA) is calling for...
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10.1KHow to Tell If Child’s Sexual Behavior Is Age-appropriate
When children begin demonstrating sexual behaviors or curiosity it is often assumed they are acting out their traumas. However, there is a...
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1.2KLeaders Must Model Social Emotional Learning for Staff
Do the staff of OST programs possess these skills at a level where they can effectively model and teach them? Sometimes, but...
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How Do You Teach Kids from Poor Households About Money?
Youths are much more interested in ways to make money than they are in “managing” what they do not have. There is...
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1.2KYoung People Should Be Legally Able to Protect Themselves From HPV
Something is wrong with this picture: In many states, young people can consent to testing and treatment for the common sexually transmitted...
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1.3KCommunity College Proposal Not Enough to Transform OST Field
The White House is promoting President Obama’s Building American Skills through Community College proposal by projecting that it could save a full-time...
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1.0KCities: Tap Your Kids to Build Better Policies
What if cities across the country could fortify their commitment to greater equity for young people and create a culture of democratic...
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2.1KDynamic Dialogues: Real Conversations About Identity
In a nation divided by demographics, conversations about race, class and gender are almost always emotionally charged. Yet, understanding powerful feelings can...
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1.3KWhat Having Certified Child- and Youth-Care Workers Means to Our Organization
In my role as a senior manager, there’s nothing more reassuring than hearing that a young person had an experience of feeling...
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2.3KInaction and Unbudging Tally Keeps Our Juvenile Courts the Same
I try to remain conscious of my own role in perpetuating a system of racial and socioeconomic inequality. Have I failed to...
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1.4KSurvivors of Human Trafficking Need Our Understanding, Help
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, first proclaimed by President Barack Obama several years ago as a time for governments, nongovernmental organizations...
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2.2KDoes ’30 Million-Word Gap’ Have Gap in Authenticity?
According to the Clinton Foundation, the word gap is too big to ignore and “too small to fail.” This gap — also...
