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All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayCalifornia Partnerships Helping Reduce Gun Violence, Incarceration
California has comprehensively strengthened its gun safety laws over the past 25 years and is now generally considered to have the strongest...
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2.3K► NewsmakersMonique Cox Announced as Urban Alliance’s Baltimore Executive Director
Urban Alliance announces the appointment of Monique Cox as executive director of its Baltimore region.
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayWe Can Reduce Suicides By Gun With Right Policies
Nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths in this country are self-inflicted, according to an average from 2013 to 2017. In other words,...
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3.2KNewsNew SEL Curriculum Intended to Help Youth Focus Attention, Develop Compassion
Many social and emotional learning models exist, but a new one introduced this year involved the Dalai Lama. The leader of Tibetan...
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4.7KFrom the BureausTo Help Foster Youth With Education, More Data, Analysis Needed, Experts Say
Nine percent of foster youth who are in middle school in New York City are proficient in math compared to approximately 40%...
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2.1KNewsOther Cities Note How Denver Turned Marijuana Into Money for After-school Programs
The green skunky smell of lushly growing marijuana fills the air as drivers travel down the highway leading from Denver International Airport...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayAnnual Conference Nourishes Florida Restorative Justice
Formed in 2013 and established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2014, the Florida Restorative Justice Association (FRJA) is the only entity in...
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayHere’s HOPE for Restorative Practices in the Child Welfare System
When we hear the words restorative justice, there is often a connection with the criminal justice system. But what if we brought...
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1.6KNewsYouth Leaders in Helsinki Say Their Voice Important in Policymaking
Teenage members of the Helsinki Youth Council joined with student leaders from India and Venezuela to call for greater youth voice in...
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2.7K► ReportsWhat Works To Prevent Sexual Violence Against Children
Together for Girls, in partnership with the Equality Institute and the Oak Foundation releases a comprehensive and easy-to-read review of effective solutions...
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6.7KGuest Opinion EssayHow I Changed How Young People Saw Community Service
While serving as a juvenile diversion officer, I had the opportunity to see how we use community service in the juvenile justice...
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2.7KNewsAfter-school Staff Can Earn Micro-credentials Through New NAA Program
After-school staff now can gain skills and credentials through a new micro-credentialing system offered by the National AfterSchool Association. In development for...
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2.0KNewsHow One OST Organization Recruits, Retains Staff
How can after-school and summer programs recruit and retain staff more easily? The Fresh Air Fund has a few answers. The 142-year-old...
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssaySchool Shootings Focus Defies Statistics on Where Children Die From Gunfire
Shooting deaths of children is a serious problem that needs to be addressed in this country, as does the problem of such...
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2.2K► ReportsPrescription Opioid Use and Misuse Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the U.S.
Researchers quantify the prevalence of opioid use and misuse among adolescents and young adults across the country, showing still troubling high rates...
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4.7KGuest Opinion EssayCollege Students With Homelessness, Foster Care Backgrounds Need Help Building Network
Earlier this year we wrote a column in Youth Today about the barriers faced by college students who had experienced homelessness or...
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5.7KNewsHow Finland Handles Worldwide Problem of Decreasing Physical Activity Among Kids
The birch trees were still golden on a crisp autumn day as children played outside Drumsö Primary School. They bounced a basketball,...
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3.7K► NewsmakersAlicia Philipp, President of CFGA, Retires After Nearly 40 Years
Alicia Philipp steps down after a distinguished, nearly 40-year tenure as president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayGun Violence in Philadelphia: One Young Person’s Perspective
As sometimes happens in places plagued by economic hardship, gun violence is also a perennial problem in Philadelphia. In 2017, there were...
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3.0KNewsOnly One Alabama Program Works on Domestic Violence Plus Firearms
When Susan Shipman took a job as a bookkeeper at a women’s shelter in Anniston in 2003, she didn’t realize how close...
