Youth Today
Youth Voices
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1.3KA New Deal for Youth endorses the Young Adult Tax Credit Act
This $500/month cash payment would allow young people to better afford necessities like rent.
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1.3KHere’s how I use my story to teach incarcerated kids that writing matters
If they don’t change their lives, what likely awaits them is prison or death.
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1.8KWhen adults tout anti-gay legislation, young people are listening
At 17, I’m experiencing harassment that I didn’t experience when I was 13.
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1.1KDon’t sabotage our country’s future. Be the person you needed as a kid
This is my advice to school resource officers and police officers in general.
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2.4KAfghan student in U.S. starts remote learning program for women and girls back home
Teaching the women and girls English gives them access to the world, Zahra said.
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3.4KQ&A: Sixto Cancel on prioritizing kinship care for foster youth
Sixto Cancel has truly beat the odds. His innovative approach to leveraging a technology platform geared toward capturing the lived experience of...
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2.4KQ&A: What students lost during COVID and how we can support them now
Youth Today spoke with Lacayo about his experiences teaching throughout the pandemic, how policymakers can support students and teachers and the importance...
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2.7KYouth leaving foster care, juvenile and other systems are aim of Washington housing effort
Implemented in June, HB 1905 establishes a five-year budget of over $5 million to reduce homelessness among those aforementioned groups. Washington’s Office of...
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2.0KMore housing resources go to young Washingtonians leaving state custody. Is it enough?
Young people eventually released from Washington state’s foster care, juvenile or mental and behavioral health systems often do so without having reliable,...
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2.6KNew documentary highlights lack of accessibility for deaf and disabled people in north central Florida justice system
Michelle Ricks said she was in prison for five years without an interpreter. Executive Producer Delbert Whetter said he believes Ricks would...
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3.5K‘Hiding in Plain Sight’: Film probes youth mental illness
Several youth and young adults discuss mental health in this clip from the PBS documentary, “Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness.”...
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2.1KJPMorgan Chase’s Career Readiness Program boosts student and employee engagement
Mentoring is a clear path to positive outcomes for young people and employees alike. Research shows that when employers support youth mentoring,...
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1.9KAdvocates call for more autism training for crisis hotlines ahead of 988 launch
Research shows people with autism spectrum disorder have a much greater risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Despite this – and despite doctors identifying more...
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3.0KHurricane Maria devastated her home. Now, this teen is helping put survival kits in Florida libraries
Seven months after Nadya Rexach-Rivera celebrated her quinceañera in her beloved Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria upended her life. The catastrophic storm in...
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1.8KNew federal immigration policy offers easier path to legal residency for some young migrants
New federal policies that took effect last month now offer some immigrant children protection from deportation and an easier path to legal...
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4.6KNot enough beds, services for homeless youth in New Mexico
“Youth homelessness is largely hidden,” said Forrest Verde-Dudek, housing youth project manager for the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness. “They might...
