Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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3.2KNewsTrump Policies Hurting Young People of Color, Immigrants Most, Report Says
America’s justice system is reverting to 1960s-style “law-and-order” policies that are exacting a heavy toll on communities of color, especially young people,...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayCentral American Kids Come To U.S. Fleeing Record-high Youth Murder Rates
Gang violence and expanding criminal networks have made El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala — an area of Central America known as the...
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3.5K► NewsmakersAlexandra Chung Rouse is the Houston Endowment’s New Education Program Officer
Alexandra Chung Rouse recently joined the Houston Endowment as its program officer for education, beginning work on Oct. 1, 2018.
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayBaltimore Is Tackling the Problem of Youth Violence With Its Ceasefire Movement
Violence perpetrated by youth continues to have far-reaching costs for society: It contributes to injury, community dysfunction, poor physical and mental health,...
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2.5KNewsAfter-school People, the Fed Wants to Help You Teach Financial Literacy
After-school programs looking to teach kids financial literacy can find resources in an unexpected place — the Federal Reserve.
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayPost-traumatic Growth: Hope Is a Strategy, Not a Feeling
When a young person experiences trauma, there is no single answer regarding how that experience may impact them in their later years....
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2.4K► Reports2018 State of the States: Expanding Digital Learning to Every Classroom, Every Day
Author(s): EducationSuperHighway Published: October 2018 Report Intro/Brief: “Five years ago, an unprecedented coalition united behind a simple, but important, goal: to improve...
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayTo Avoid a Crisis, Nonprofits Should Prepare and Know Their Mission
The notion that a noble mission and a track record of good deeds can shield an organization and its brand from crisis...
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1.9KNews‘Career-pathing’ Is How to Retain Millennial After-school Workers, Trainer Says
ATLANTA — Earlier this year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta changed the way it introduced new workers to the...
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3.5K► NewsmakersStephanie Gendell, Leading NY Youth Advocate, Joins NYC’s Admin. for Children Services
Stephanie Gendell has joined New York City’s Administration for Children Services (ACS) as a leader of an affairs team overseen by ACS...
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3.0KGuest Opinion Essay‘Opioid Excuse’ for Putting Indiana Kids Into Foster Homes Falls Apart Under Scrutiny
For many years Indiana has been an extreme outlier when it comes to taking children from their families. Year after year, Indiana...
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4.1KGuest Opinion EssayLeaders Aren’t Born, They’re Built — at Summer Camp
“Wait. What are we going to do?” The six 12- to 14-year-olds looked at each other as the skies opened up during...
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2.8K► ReportsThe Color of Youth Transferred to the Adult Criminal Justice System: Policy and Practice Recommendations
This report published by CFYJ shows how, despite reforms, black youth disproportionately end up in the adult justice system and what can...
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2.9KNewsYoung Parents Need Job Training, Child Care to Escape Poverty: Casey Report
With limited access to education and lucrative employment, young parents and their children suffer disproportionately high poverty rates, yet they are often...
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2.4K► NewsmakersCathy Tisdale, President and CEO of Camp Fire, is Retiring After 40-Year Career
Cathy Tisdale, president and CEO of the national co-ed and inclusive youth development organization, Camp Fire, has announced her retirement after a...
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2.6KNewsChess Teaches Girls Focused Thinking, Chess Girls DC Founder Says
Robin Ramson was a chess player in high school, and she introduced the game to her daughter, Sarah, when she was 4.
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5.0KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Teach Kids to Listen to, Respect Each Other
The meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June was, at minimum, riveting political theater, and potentially...
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9.6KNewsHomeboy Industries Helps Los Angeles Youth Exit Gang Life With Jobs, Therapy
Garry Powers stands on Alameda Street near the North Vignes Street overpass, across from a smoke shop and a Vietnamese restaurant. He’s...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayYouth With High Stress Need Mentors Carefully Chosen to Match With Them
In recent decades, youth mentoring programs have grown exponentially in popularity and have received increasing support from both private and public sources...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Philanthropists Are Achieving a Lot With a Little Money
Most folks know of Margaret Mead's quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world ..."...
