Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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2.3KNewsBan On Juvenile Life Without Parole Fails In New Mexico
A bill that would have prohibited life sentences and mandated earlier probation eligibility for juveniles has failed to become law in New...
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1.4KNewsSUMMER 2021 SPECIAL: FREE VIRTUAL SUMMER LEARNING CAMPS!
Here's your guide to five of the the best free virtual summer camps. Children can easily sign up for the whole summer at...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayHigh Court’s Recent Juvenile Lifer Ruling is Barbaric
The U.S. Supreme Court last month affirmed that lifetime imprisonment without the possibility of parole is just punishment for Brett Jones, who...
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2.0KNewsQ&A with Lucy N. Friedman of Here to Here: Offer paid internships to all high school students
Lucy N. Friedman is the founder and former president of The After-School Corporation (TASC) now known as ExpandEd Schools. She started the...
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1.6K► Nonprofit ToolboxEmbracing Change: A Post-Pandemic Nonprofit Sector
It is almost unfathomable that just a little over a year ago nonprofits were operating in a "world-as-we-knew it" mentality. The onset of...
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1.3KNewsKey to Gaining COVID Relief Funding: Partner with Schools Now, Nonprofit Leader Says
School districts around the nation will receive $122 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act to help safely reopen schools and support...
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3.2KNewsDisabilities Advocates Cite Unequal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine, Ponder Remedies
Alex Hanson, 20, has cerebral palsy, a breathing tube, two feeding tubes and round-the-clock nursing care. More than a month into her...
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1.5KNewsIowa Community Coalition Aims to Improve Child Literacy
Students who aren’t proficient readers by fourth grade are four more likely to drop out of high school.
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4.3KGuest Opinion EssayFormer Foster Youth Eligible for American Rescue Plan Tax Credits
The passage of the American Rescue Plan has changed that -- at least for one year. Young adults who are working but...
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2.0K► ReportsLGBTQ Youth from Immigrant Families
The Trevor Project uses data from its 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to discuss the unique challenges LGBTQ youth...
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4.5KNewsNew Mexico CYFD Routinely Deletes Information That Could Be Life-Saving for Kids, Attorneys and Lawmakers Charge
For at least the past two years, Albuquerque lawyer Antonia Roybal-Mack says that whenever she’s representing some of the most vulnerable children...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayLawyers for Juveniles Trained in Racial Justice Trials
In my 15 years of working with youth who cycle through the criminal justice system — initially as a social worker and,...
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1.6K► Nonprofit Toolbox7 Ways To Recruit (And Retain) More Volunteers For Your Nonprofit
Volunteers are essential for nonprofits. In a sector where there’s usually more work to do than staff to do it, volunteers boost...
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3.3KNewsBetter Sex Ed Aims to Curb Abuse, Criminalizing of Youth with Disabilities
OLESIA BILKEI/SHUTTERSTOCK As his mother sees it, 16-year-old Nate Nemhauser’s main takeaway from sex education class back in fifth grade was that...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayAssault-style Rifles, Their Bullets Many Times More Dangerous Than Original Militia
In 1789, when the Second Amendment was passed by Congress, the average number of musket balls that could be fired by a...
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2.1KNewsGeorgia STEM Program Helps Girls Soar to New Horizons
An imaginary elf sits on top of a drone, zipping through “Santa’s Workshop.” The aircraft bobs between snowmen, a giant nutcracker, and...
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1.6K► NewsmakersNational Human Services Assembly Names Victor Valentine Executive Director
The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) recently named Victor Valentine as its new executive director. Valentine comes to the D.C.-based NHSA from...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayTop 10 Tips to Deepen Social-Emotional Learning in Your Virtual After-School Program and Align it to the School Day
With fewer resources and increased constraints, program facilitators and educators are now tasked with rising to the occasion of providing high-quality experiences...
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1.2KNewsCOVID-19 Analysis: Record High of Blacks, Low of Whites in Juvenile Facilities
The tally of Black youth detained in juvenile facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic reached a record high last January, while the same...
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1.2K► ReportsTransforming Juvenile Probation: Restructuring Probation Terms to Promote Success
Researchers from the Urban Institute discuss how to reform the probation system to be less harmful to youth prospects and seek greater...
