Youth Today
Print Edition Archives 2012-2018
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3.2KSupporting Those Who Support Homeless Youth
He brought candy to that first meeting at the Covenant House homeless shelter in Manhattan a few days after Halloween — a...
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3.3KReaching LGBT Youth With Support, Mentoring and a Message That ‘It Gets Better’
As a high school student, Brian Wenke was harassed and bullied before he even realized he was gay.
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5.0KWhat’s Next for Gay and Transgender Students?
Advocates question how the new White House will impact recent gains.
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3.7KCommunity-based Organization Battles Chronic Absenteeism in Queens
It was 40 degrees and drizzling, and it would not be easy to get the kids to school today.
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3.4KLA Center Fills a Gap for Health, Mental Health and Other Services Specifically for LGBT Youth
Growing up on the tough South Side of Chicago, Richard never felt comfortable around people because he never felt normal as a...
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1.4KFor Youth Offenders Alternatives to Incarceration Offer Hope
A shove on a playground. A pair of shears meant for an art project. Pepper spray carried for a dangerous walk to...
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3.0KCultivating Leaders: Scaffolding Successful Youth Outcomes with Strong Staff Supports
Holding hands, seven young people stood in a circle doing final breathing exercises before their entrance onto the stage — the culmination...
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2.0KYoung Artists Lead Through Emotional Expression, Powerful Voices and a Conviction for Social Justice
Poetry propels young people onto stages in front of hundreds of people and in the midst of world leaders.
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2.0KLiving in Two Worlds: Transborder Youth Cross Daily to Seek Educational Opportunity
Eighteen-year-old Vanessa Flores still remembers stumbling over her words on her second day at San Diego City College (SDCC) last fall when...
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2.0KFostering Change
Chelsea Bramblett didn’t know what to expect the first time she showed up at the statehouse in Tallahassee...
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1.9KWhen the Stakes Are High, Undocumented Youth Organize
Maria Carrillo-Garcia found herself in tears on the night of Nov. 8, 2016. “This election was really hard,” she said. “I just...
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3.5KWe Must Stop the Politics of Hate
On Jan. 20, our country will have a new president who was elected by fewer than half the voters in the U.S....
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1.4KLive on Washington: The Evolution of a Teen-Curated Festival, and Why It’s Important
It’s late spring, 2012, and 15 teenagers sit around a rectangular table on the second floor of the Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor’s...
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2.3KThe Power of Civic Engagement
Romi Hemphill was in the sixth grade when she got her first taste civic leadership through the Wyman Center’s Teen Outreach Program.
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Data-Driven & Collective Impact: How Youth Agencies Can Show What Works
In his aptly titled book “Show Me the Evidence,” Ron Haskins demonstrates how nonprofits and community programs today must prove their value...
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1.9KPull Up One More Chair For Youth
Young people’s lived experience speak to viable solutions that policymakers might otherwise never come upon. The best first step for anyone looking...
