Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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5.0KNewsQ&A with Alex Lohrbach on the release of the Elevating Youth Engagement curriculum
EYE curriculum prepares adult partners and young leaders to create change in child welfare systems.
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3.4KOpinionWhen positive youth development meets the Native Tongues
At first glance, positive youth development and the Native Tongues might seem to live in different worlds. But look closer and you...
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3.5KOpinionNever too young to be an advocate
As a foster youth, I've figured out how to find the adults who can advocate for me and teach me.
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1.7KOpinionWhat we don’t say about child sexual abuse — and why it matters
Child sexual abuse doesn’t disappear when it’s unspoken. It spreads.
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2.3KOpinionStolen futures: Why agencies must stop misusing foster kids’ benefits
Child welfare agencies intercept funds meant for foster youth in a profound ethical breach.
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1.8KOpinionSix reasons to read ‘Teen-Centered Civics for Human Thriving’ today
History Co:Lab recently released the clearest and most complete explanation of the inseparability of youth and community thriving I have ever read.
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2.6KFrom the FieldFrom relationships to opportunities: What we learned about social capital mobilization
Access to developmental relationships is important. But young people also need the skills, confidence and support to mobilize those connections.
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1.8KFrom the FieldFour ways a reimagined internship prepares students – and teachers – for the future of work
District C’s Teamship program is an in-school, reimagined internship where students tackle live business challenges.
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2.2KFrom the FieldUnmet demand for afterschool programs is painfully high: 3 in 4 youth missing out
Middle- and lower-income families struggle to access afterschool programs because of cost, availability and accessibility.
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3.8KFrom the FieldQ&A with Michaela Leslie-Rule on “How We See Us”
Katherine Plog Martinez talks with Leslie-Rule about writing “How We See Us”.
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2.9KFrom the FieldWhat back-to-school season reveals about youth in foster care — and the attendance crisis
Foster youth miss school, repeat grades and drop out more compared to their peers.
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2.0KOpinionIs the youth development field confident enough about its contributions to learning to disrupt K-12 education?
We must recognize the youth development and OST fields as complementary systems that are too important to ignore and essential.
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1.2KFrom the FieldEvolving with teens: Building programs to keep them connected through grief
Childhood grief can resurface as milestones magnify the absence of someone and many youth do not have the capacity to work through...
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1.5KFrom the FieldFrom curiosity to action: Learn to engage youth in YPAR
In youth participatory action research (YPAR), youth and adults partner together for a cycle of research and action.
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4.0KFrom the FieldQ&A with Michael Crawford, America Succeeds
Karen Pittman speaks with Michael Crawford, Ph.D. of America Succeeds about its goals, including why they have joined the Alliance for Youth...
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1.6KFrom the FieldFrom athlete to coach: A new ascent
A youth sports coach discusses the challenges young athletes face growing up within their sport and how becoming a coach can be...
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2.6KOpinionYouth financial education (literally) pays off
Mandating financial education isn’t enough. Without targeted interventions, we’re setting up a generation to learn money management through trial and error.
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1.8KOpinionCash, community, possibility
100 former foster youth received $1,000 a month for a year. How did it change their lives?
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1.3KFrom the FieldChild care solutions for community colleges
Community college child care options lag student needs everywhere because of insufficient investment at the federal and state government levels.
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1.5KOpinionFrom turnover to graduation: Rethinking staff retention
Out-of-school time (OST) program staff have long been seen as transient, fueling high turnover rates which are detrimental to youth development outcomes.
