Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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4.6KOpinionWhat Los Angeles Child Welfare Leader Bobby Cagle Could Learn from Mick Jagger
One of the problems with the whole child welfare debate is that we all say pretty much the same things — but...
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3.8K► ReportsOur Children’s Fear: Immigration Policy’s Effects on Young Children
The Center for Law and Social Policy documents mental and physical harm that our nation's youngest children are experiencing due to the...
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2.8KNewsAfter-school Advocates Lobbying Congress — Again — for Funding
They’re posting on social media. They’re calling and emailing members of Congress. And after-school providers are talking to parents picking up kids,...
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3.5KOpinionBlack Girls Pay the Price When Police Enter Schools
Sen. Marco Rubio sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week wrongly blaming the...
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2.0K► ReportsThe State of Justice Reform 2017
The Vera Institute of Justice provides a comprehensive, up-to-date snapshot of where the nation stands in current efforts at reforming the many...
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3.3KOpinion#MeToo, Women’s Marches, Democrats in 2018: 2 Youth Mentors Talking
Recently, the two sat down for a conversation as two mentors in the field to assess some of the major developments in...
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1.9KGrantsSchool Safety Research Grants
Subject: School Safety, Safety, Child/Youth Welfare, Education, Research | Deadline: May 7, 2018 | Amount: Up to $50,000,000
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20.1KFrom the FieldHow We Found More Black Foster Parents and Confronted the Racial Disparity in Foster Care
I’ve worked in child welfare for over eight years and, from day one, I’ve been struck by the high numbers of black...
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3.6KFrom the BureausNY Students Quick to Throw Themselves Into March Organizing
It was late in the evening on Feb. 16 when Joey Wong’s flight from La Guardia Airport in New York City landed...
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3.6KFrom the BureausConey Island Teens Take First Steps Into Anti-violence Movement
Instead of hanging out, 35 Coney Island teenagers spent their midwinter vacation last week learning to cope with everyday trauma and avoid...
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3.2KNewsActive Shooter Prep for After-school: What to Do, What to Avoid, According to Experts
How do you prepare your youth program to respond to a gun-wielding intruder? Youth programs and schools are anxiously asking themselves this...
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2.1KOpinionSchool Eating Contest Leaves Bad Taste in Teachers’ Mouths
At the end of a long week of classes, a 10th-grade girl from student government made an announcement in assembly over the...
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3.6KFrom the BureausLos Angeles Reaction to Parkland Shooting Somewhat Muted
The response from the Los Angeles community, just shy of three weeks after the Sal Castro Middle School shooting and one week...
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3.2KOpinionWe Need to Understand How to Provide Trauma-informed Care
The philosophy of trauma-informed care is becoming more and more embedded in the philosophies and practices of child-serving agencies.
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2.4KNewsWhat Happened in Tallahassee Today Shows Future Is Hopeful
Today Floridians decided it was time for action and change. The unimaginable terror that the students and staff of Douglas High School...
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10.9KBook ReviewsThe Growing Out-of-school Time Field Past, Present, and Future
“The Growing Out-of-School Time Field: Past, Present, and Future” is, above all else, an attempt to unite the out-of-school time (OST) field,...
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2.9K► NewsmakersF. Javier Torres has Joined the Surdna Foundation as Director of its Thriving Cultures Program
F. Javier Torres recently joined the Surdna Foundation as the new director of its thriving cultures program. In this position Torres will...
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5.7KOpinionA Plan for Real Reform of Child Welfare Finance – From an Unlikely Source
The so-called Family First Prevention Services Act has been hailed as a radical change in how child welfare is paid for by...
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2.8KNewsNJ Teens Learn Job Skills, Get Professional Development at the Nabe
Many afternoons, kids at Morristown High School in Morristown, New Jersey, walk over to Morristown Neighborhood House, affectionately known as Nabe.
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2.3K► ReportsDestined to Fail: How Florida’s Jails Deprive Children of Schooling
The Southern Poverty Law Center produced this report showing how youth incarcerated in Florida's jails miss out on education during their formative...
