Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayAfter-school Programming Strengthens Career Exploration
Youth need to participate in active learning opportunities that cultivate their interests and promote positive growth. Youth also need educational experiences that...
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2.4KNewsAtlanta Expert Says ‘Great Gun Divide’ Can Suffocate Safety Lessons
Guns are everywhere you think they’re not. Guns have been found on the floor of a movie theater and in the diaper...
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6.9KGuest Opinion EssayStates Use Tuition Waivers to Support College Enrollment of Youth in Foster Care
More first-generation, low-income students and students of color, including youth in foster care, are enrolling in college than ever before. However, youth...
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3.7KNewsGun Violence in South Outpaces Other Regions For Many Reasons
The mother left and two teens were alone in the house. It took the 13-year-old son 10 minutes to find the gun....
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1.6K► Reports2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 30th edition of its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, giving a comprehensive overview of child...
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2.8KNewsWashington State Tries Host Homes, Permanency Navigators for Homeless Teens
Nataya Foss remembers being told that she would soon have to leave the shelter. She had been staying in one of Washington...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Youth-serving Groups Can Learn By Using Frameworks From Other Fields
I am known to borrow tips, tricks and tools from all kinds of sources. I rely on a multitude of frameworks from...
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2.6K► NewsmakersDennis Quirin Selected as Next Executive Director of the Raikes Foundation
Dennis Quirin has been selected as the next executive director of the Raikes Foundation effective in September. He replaces Erin Kahn, who...
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1.2KGrantsChildren’s Environmental Health Improvement Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Environment, Health, Minority Children/Youth, Community | Amount: $70,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: July 12, 2019 (LOI)
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3.6K► ReportsNational Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2019
The Trevor Project recently released results from the largest-ever survey of LGBTQ youth across the country. The report shows that nearly 40%...
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4.0KNewsNew Mexico Program for Foster Youth Starts With Basic Needs
It has been a long haul for Melvin Lasiloo to get from where he started to attending community college classes in his...
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3.1KNewsChicago Benchmarking Collaborative: Data Project May Be Model for Other Nonprofits
A colorful mosaic of smiling children brightens the wall outside Christopher House near Logan Square in Chicago. Inside the building is a...
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2.6KNewsKids Count Data: Overall Child Well-Being Improves, but Big Racial Disparities Continue
The number of children in the United States increased by more than 9 million in 30 years, with most of that increase...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayDiversion: A Necessary Approach for Ending Youth Homelessness
Youth homelessness is a national crisis. Does that seem like a dramatic statement? It’s not. About 7% of the total homeless population...
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5.1KNewsYouth Show Ways to Reshape Homeless Policy, Chapin Hall Researchers Say
When Abrea Ponce, 25, looks back on her childhood, she realizes things could have been different. The San Diego mother and staff...
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1.8K► NewsmakersAnnie Donovan is New COO of Local Initiatives Support Corporation
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) recently named Annie Donovan as chief operating officer. She comes to LISC after serving as director...
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2.2KEditorialCSJ’s Witt Retires
It’s been a week of major transitions for the Center for Sustainable Journalism (CSJ), which publishes the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE)...
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4.2KGuest Opinion EssaySummer Jobs, Especially Crucial for Low-income Teens, Need More Funding
My first job was making cheesesteaks and hoagies at Grillworks, a fast food restaurant in a downtown tourist area of Philadelphia. I...
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4.5KNewsLouisiana Lawmakers Extend Services For Foster Youth to Age 21
On Thursday, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 109 into law, making Louisiana the 29th state to extend foster-care services to...
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10.3KFrom the BureausNew York Child Welfare Advocates Want Parents to Have Representation When Their Children Removed
Angeline Montauban had no idea what was going on the day in 2013 that workers from the city Administration for Children’s Services...
