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A Day in the Life of a U.S. Teen: Zacchaeus Johnson

"[On] days I felt extra lazy, [my mom] was like: 'No, you're going to YELLS, you're going to go,' and the days...

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Youth Worker Spotlight: Youth Development Through Traveling

Traveling to Canada as a little girl was life-changing for Arlesia Crooms, who is now the program manager of the Central Savannah...

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The Importance of Youth Feedback in After-School Programs

After-school professionals stress the importance of youth feedback and how it is paramount to a program's success.

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A Day in the Life of a U.S. Teen: Diego Holguin

Diego Holguin is a 17-year-old high school senior who is very active in school.

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Youth Talk 2016 Presidential Election

A dozen teens from different schools, backgrounds and neighborhoods gathered at VOX Teen Communications in Atlanta to share their thoughts, concerns and...

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Passion and Community: How Justice-involved Youth Are Helping Peers Outside Their Walls

“Tell me about a time you made a mistake.”

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Youth Worker Spotlight: Mental Health and Refugee Youth

Youth Worker Spotlight celebrates the unsung heroes in out-of-school programming.

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The Challenges and Solutions in After-School Programming

Funding. Waiting lists. Lack of access. Various out-of-school time professionals speak honestly about the challenges after-school programs face and what people can...

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Foster Youth Bring Their Priorities to Capitol Hill

Foster youth sometimes get the chance to respond to lawmakers’ child welfare agendas. Based on a survey of more than 500 current...

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Dear U.S. Presidential Candidate,

"How will my life be better if you are president?" "Dear Candidate," Youth Today's latest stirring visual piece, features young people of...

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Kids and Drugs: A New Theory

Author and reporter Maia Szalavitz, who writes about substance use and related issues recently spoke with Youth Today and JJIE about her...

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Police and Black Teens: ‘If I Get Pulled Over Today …’

At the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Michael Gandy, now 28, draws from personal experience as a young black teen.

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Could You Survive One Month Living in Poverty? A Simulation for Youth Workers and Educators

At the National Youth-At-Risk Conference held in Savannah, Georgia, last spring, 82 youth workers and educators signed up to see if they...

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Family Wants Answers on NY Teen’s Death

Dayshen McKenzie, 16, collapsed and died of an apparent asthma attack after he and a group of mostly black friends were chased...

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Peer Education: Supporting Lower-risk College Students Before the Risk Is High

The Alcohol and Other Drug Education and Assistance program at Kennesaw State University (north of Atlanta) is on a prevention mission: to...

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Naloxone in Georgia

Naloxone, a medicine used to stop the effects of an opioid overdose, can be easily applied via a squirt through the nose...

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Reporter’s Notebook: A City Expecting the Least From a Broken Criminal Justice System

The rumors were out a few days ago that Officer Caesar Goodson had been acquitted on murder and other charges in the...

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Reporter’s Notebook: Frustrated Baltimore Youth, Residents Look for Solutions

Less than 48 hours after the Caesar Goodman verdict left many in Baltimore longing for justice, the city was dealt another blow...

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Pressing Themes in the Out-of-School Time Workforce

This spring, Youth Today convened a group of Out-of-School Time (OST) thought leaders concurrent with the American Educational Research Association annual conference...