Youth Today
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4.7KLow-Income, Homeless Teens Use Art for Job-Readiness
When Executive Director Sally Hindman founded YSA in 2007, she was aware of the need for a space for local homeless youth...
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2.3KInsurance Coverage for Substance Abuse Improving But Still Limited
“I wasn’t fighting with the insurance company” over the 30-day limit for her son's treatment, Missy Owen says. “We were following what...
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2.1KSpirituality + Alcoholics Anonymous Prove Successful for LA Youth
“I was living a secret life that was all about maintaining my addiction. It was miserable … and I lost everything.” These...
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4.5KDocumentary on Homeless Teens in Chicago Aims to ‘Show the Struggle’
Think being a teenager was tough? Imagine going through that period without a steady roof over your head. That’s the tale that...
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3.8KAt Senn High School, Diversity Drives Education
“We have to get creative,” Lofton said. “There is no teacher that we could possibly find that could deliver ESL education as...
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1.7KTrying to Get Their Code On in the South Bronx
NEW YORK — On a freezing Saturday morning in a brick building in the south Bronx, young people with laptops filled a...
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1.0KYoungsters Push for Solutions in Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools
Schools should have mood detectors instead of metal detectors, George Carter once observed. The New Orleans student, who turned 15 this year,...
