Youth Today
All posts tagged "California"
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4.0KGuest Opinion EssayFor Homeless Youth, Surviving Is a Crime
Youth homelessness is a tragedy, not a crime. But in cities across the country, homeless youth face civil and even criminal penalties...
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4.3KNewsFight Against Youth Homelessness Includes Host Homes, 100-day Challenges
Relly Brown was so destitute in 2016 they could not even get a room in the abandoned house on the corner of...
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3.2KNewsLGBTQ Youth in Foster Care See Higher Roadblocks Than Others in System
Foster youth who identify as LGBTQ face significantly more hurdles in their educational path, experiencing harassment, homelessness and depression at higher rates,...
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1.6KGrantsSouthern CA Children, Youth, Family and Community Project Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Health and Welfare, Youth Development, Education, Culture, Community, Family | Deadline: May 1, 2019 | Amount: $100,000 - $1,000,000
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10.7KFrom the BureausThe Problem of Youth Homelessness Is Not the Fault of the Youth, Experts Say
The fight against youth homelessness drags on and on. It is not that the fighters are no match for a seemingly intractable...
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayCalifornia Legislation Eases Access to Financial Aid, Support for Foster Students
Young people from foster care face significant challenges when it comes to transitioning into independent adulthood. Research shows that foster youth take...
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12.8KNewsCalifornia Foster Students Get Patchwork of College Support
The shops are beginning to come alive on a Monday morning as Yamina Inzunza arrives at a coffee shop popular with college...
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2.5K► NewsmakersChristine Stoner-Mertz Announced as Executive Director of California Alliance
Christine Stoner-Mertz is the new executive director at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services (California Alliance). She succeeds Carroll Schroeder,...
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4.3KGuest Opinion EssayProposed Family First Regulations May Harm Kinship Care of Youth in Foster System
The Family First Act, that vastly overhyped law that, according to those doing the hyping, is supposed to revolutionize child welfare finance...
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2.9KNews2 Years of Youth Coverage from U. of Southern California
Teen homelessness. Gun control. After-school funding. For two years, students at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism...
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5.0KFrom the BureausLA Foster Families Suffer As Stipends Are Delayed By Bottleneck in Foster Reform
Destiny Adams was driving on Balboa Boulevard, on the way to visit her two younger sisters, when she got the call.
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2.8KFrom the BureausYoung Family of Prisoners Find Safe Space at POPS in LA High Schools
It’s lunchtime on a recent Wednesday at Venice High School. Twenty or so students are sitting at their desks with full plates...
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2.7KFrom the BureausFewer DACA Students Enrolling in California Colleges
With President Donald Trump announcing his intent to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, college students in California fear this...
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5.3KGuest Opinion EssayFoster Care: How a California Politician Bent an Entire Child Welfare System to His Will
Meet Matt Rexroad. He is an ex-Marine who describes himself as “an influential part of California politics for more than 25 years.”...
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1.3KNewsShould Your Youth Program Be Concerned About an ‘Active Shooter’?
Since the shooting last week at Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Tehama County, California, some schools across the nation seem to be...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayClosing the Communication Gap Between School‑day and After‑school Teams
As a 23-year-old after-school worker in Brooklyn, New York, my “teacher” role was deeply intertwined with the...
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3.5KFrom the BureausCalifornia Tries — With Difficulty — to Implement 2 Major New Laws to Help Sex-Trafficked Kids
California is attempting to switch to a victim-centered approach for its sexually trafficked youngsters. But...
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2.8KNewsArts Seen As Crucial to Healing Youth, Changing the Juvenile Justice System
For Jordan, growing up in Jamaica, Queens in New York City left much to be desired. One of the few places he...
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2.9KFrom the BureausGetting $50 Million More for California After-school Programs Took Group 3 Years of Lobbying
California after-school programs statewide were able to breathe a small sigh of relief this year after Gov. Jerry Brown set...
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3.7KFrom the BureausCalifornia Dreamers, Advocacy Groups Working Together in Hopes of Preserving DACA
Imagine working hard to achieve your dream of attending the University of California at Los Angeles, only to find after getting in...
