The fight against youth homelessness drags on and on. It is not that the fighters are no match for a seemingly intractable...
Young people from foster care face significant challenges when it comes to transitioning into independent adulthood. Research shows that foster youth take...
The shops are beginning to come alive on a Monday morning as Yamina Inzunza arrives at a coffee shop popular with college...
Christine Stoner-Mertz is the new executive director at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services (California Alliance). She succeeds Carroll Schroeder,...
The Family First Act, that vastly overhyped law that, according to those doing the hyping, is supposed to revolutionize child welfare finance...
Teen homelessness. Gun control. After-school funding. For two years, students at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism...
Destiny Adams was driving on Balboa Boulevard, on the way to visit her two younger sisters, when she got the call.
It’s lunchtime on a recent Wednesday at Venice High School. Twenty or so students are sitting at their desks with full plates...
With President Donald Trump announcing his intent to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, college students in California fear this...
Meet Matt Rexroad. He is an ex-Marine who describes himself as “an influential part of California politics for more than 25 years.”...
Since the shooting last week at Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Tehama County, California, some schools across the nation seem to be...
As a 23-year-old after-school worker in Brooklyn, New York, my “teacher” role was deeply intertwined with the...
California is attempting to switch to a victim-centered approach for its sexually trafficked youngsters. But...
For Jordan, growing up in Jamaica, Queens in New York City left much to be desired. One of the few places he...
California after-school programs statewide were able to breathe a small sigh of relief this year after Gov. Jerry Brown set...
Imagine working hard to achieve your dream of attending the University of California at Los Angeles, only to find after getting in...
I am a long-time advocate for how the power of neuroscience can transform the youth-serving profession. When...
Although there is a large and vast discussion throughout the United States around immigration, there is a subset of the population that...
The future of nearly 800,000 young people hangs in the balance as President Donald Trump threatens to rescind the...
As the wealth gap grows in the United States, the job market shifts and college costs rise, how do young people make...