Youth Today
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3.5KNewsNonprofits Should Apply Now For PPP Funds While They Last, Advisor Says
Pay your staff and keep your nonprofit afloat for the next two months by applying this very day for emergency funding provided...
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2.9KNewsCOVID-19 Gives Youth of Color Big Responsibilities But They Feel Invisible, Group Says
Sue Suilla Daley sits in front of her computer in her apartment in Queens. She’s 18 and a senior at John Adams...
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3.0KFrom the BureausConnecticut’s Child Welfare System Conscious It Will Need to Keep Pivoting
How do you check on a child who lives in a home flagged as abusive during a global pandemic? How do you...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayJuvenile Detention Is Asinine Exception to Social Distancing
Right now I’m almost sure that there is a 14- or 15-year-old crying from inside a jail cell at the Cook County...
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11.5KGuest Opinion EssayChild Welfare’s Response to COVID-19 Is Sickening
All over America, there are people who can’t stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some always knew their jobs carried risks: Doctors...
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2.0K► ReportsA Guide to Community Strategies for Improving Emerging Adults’ Safety and Well-Being
The Urban Institute releases a guide which brings together research on the unique needs of emerging adults and outlines the best strategies...
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2.8K► NewsmakersChild Mind Institute Names Mimi Corcoran as New Executive Director
The Child Mind Institute recently named Mimi Corcoran as its new executive director. She brings more than 25 years of children-focused philanthropic...
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2.5KNewsNutrition Education, Multigenerational Cooking Lessons Target Childhood Obesity
A tomato sauce bubbles on the stove. The aroma of baking chicken fills the air. There’s a hum of voices, a burst...
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5.3KGuest Opinion EssayThe Risks of Threat Assessment to Students Are Dire
In the wake of highly publicized and tragic mass shootings at schools, jurisdictions across the country have responded with a flood of...
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2.9KNewsChild Care For Essential Workers a Priority in New York, Washington
In New York and Washington, the two states hardest hit by COVID-19, officials are working with after-school and child care providers to...
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3.1KFrom the BureausYouth Homeless Providers Call on New York City Officials For Plan
As a global pandemic looms over New York City, one group in particular might be getting left behind, homeless youth — a...
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1.7KEditorialEditors’ Note
Together, we are facing a truly unprecedented situation. Despite the effects of COVID-19, we are still a hard-working team and want you...
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayAfter-school Youth Leaders Serve on Frontline of Domestic Youth Trafficking
Do you work with youth after school? Across our nation, there’s a growing concern about the rise in commercial sexual exploitation of...
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2.6KNewsEntrepreneurship Among Black Kids Has Deep Meaning at Tulsa’s Greenwood Center
These survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, in which as many as 300 people were killed, lived through a white mob shooting,...
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4.9KGuest Opinion EssayWe Can Prevent Neglect, Child Abuse by Working ‘Upstream’
For a child, separation from a parent — even one who may have been neglectful or abusive — can be very traumatic....
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1.8KNewsLeaders of Crittenton Program in Washington, D.C., Scramble to Help Girls Losing Jobs to COVID-19
Girls at several middle and high schools in Washington, D.C., in wards 5, 6 and 7 were already handling more challenges in...
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayEffects of Gun Violence Can Be Reduced in Youth, Chicago Program Shows
Concentrated gun violence results in lost population and economic power, increases trauma throughout communities and depresses school outcomes among students exposed to...
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2.9K► ReportsGlobal Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Technology and the Future of Jobs
The International Labor Organization releases its latest update on youth employment trends and what the future may hold in a time of...
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8.0KNewsTeen Suicide Spiking Due in Part to Unrealistic Expectations, Hotline Expert Says
Youth suicide is on the rise — and Kris Hallstrom, manager of a national teen suicide prevention hotline based in Nebraska, is...
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2.1KNewsAfter School All Stars Shifts to Online, Works to Raise Funds for Families
As school districts close down across the country, numerous after-school programs are following suit. They’re scrambling to deal with the unprecedented situation...
