Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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1.4K► NewsmakersKimberly R. Alexander named executive director of M.O.B.B United and M.O.B.B United for Social Change
Kimberly R. Alexander is the new executive director of Moms of Black Boys United, Inc. (M.O.B.B. United) and M.O.B.B. United for Social...
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2.2KNewsIn ‘host homes,’ volunteers provide safe homes for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness
Host homes build off of a "history of resilience and resistance.”
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2.0K► Podcasts‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care
Janell Braxton, 30, continues to reckon with her time in the foster system.
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1.4KNewsJuvenile detention fees cripple families financially, opponents say
California was first to stop charging families for incarcerating juveniles. Most states continue levying.
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1.2KNewsPoor, rural kids earn more than urban, poor kids later in life. A higher incidence of two-parent households might be the reason
No other variable has as much power over mobility as the two-parent household effect.
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1.3KNewsDaycare owners and parents say they are at a breaking point as federal relief funds end
Losing federal funds could force more than 70,000 licensed childcare facilities to close.
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1.3KNewsMinnesota expands public funding for childcare
In Minnesota, parents paid childcare costs among the most expensive in the country.
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1.5KNewsPublic Welfare Foundation’s Candice Jones debunks the latest tough-on-crime rhetoric
Under Jones's leadership, the foundation focuses on funding organizations led by formerly incarcerated people.
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1.3K► PodcastsResearchers team up with court staff to help Washington homeless youth
A new program uses evidence-based surveys to identify teenagers in need of support services.
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayImagine a STEM pathway where BIPOC girls belong, persist and thrive
Girls of color are expected to persist in STEM with no sense of belonging.
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1.4K► ReportsKeeping children at home with supportive housing
A new study shows how supportive housing can help keep families intact.
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2.1KNewsKids face the greatest risk of eviction of any age group. The consequences can last a lifetime.
A recent study found 2.9 million children are impacted by eviction filings every year.
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1.5K► NewsmakersEllen Alberding to step down from the Joyce Foundation after 34 years
The foundation has led in funding gun violence prevention research and improved public education.
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2.1KNewsMississippi program shows how giving mothers guaranteed income helps children
Report reveals benefits as pilot programs spread across country.
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925News‘Broken system’: Call center backlogs impede Missouri families seeking food assistance
Unable to set interview appointments, SNAP applications/renewals are automatically denied after 30 days.
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1.6KNewsPost-COVID summer programs didn’t boost kids academically, but may have helped anyway
Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.
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1.8KNewsA new policy in Florida could out LGBTQ+ students to their parents if they join a GSA
Some LGBTQ+ student clubs in Florida have disbanded altogether.
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayA brilliant solution to empowering the youth workforce
Funders are finding innovative ways to respond to inequities borne by the youth workforce.
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayJuvenile justice staffing crisis: Time to reimagine our approach
The staffing crisis both jeopardizes the safety and well-being of employees and youth detainees.
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1.9KNewsGiving first-time juvenile offenders avenues away from detention in New York
Avenues’ program offers young people possibilities that many often feel aren't available to them.
