Youth Today
All posts tagged "Featured"
-
1.6KNews21st Century Programs Gaining Flexibility During School Day, But More Funding Sought
After a tense and uncertain summer, after-school providers funded through 21st Century Community Learning Centers are able to step back and take...
-
2.8KGuest Opinion EssayPlace Siblings Together in Foster Homes: A Call for ‘First Priority’ and ‘Beyond Reasonable Efforts’
According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway in 2019, more than two-thirds of foster youth in the U.S. have siblings. It’s a ...
-
2.8KGuest Opinion EssayThe First Basic Income Pilot Program for Foster Youth Is a No-Brainer
The Santa Clara County (California) Board of Supervisors approved in May a basic income pilot program for youth who are transitioning out...
-
1.8KNewsMeet Gary Green Our New Executive Director
This summer Kennesaw State University hired Gary Green as executive director of the Center for Sustainable Journalism, publisher of YouthToday.org. Green joined...
-
1.7KNewsIndianapolis Schools, Partners Setting Up Hubs For Homeless Students, Other Needy Families
When a school district goes virtual, what happens to homeless students? School often provides them stability and a place to access resources...
-
1.9KNewsHigh School Students Call For Racial Equity Focus, For Adults to Listen
Young people across the country are returning to school during a global pandemic after a summer that dramatically highlighted racial inequality. Under...
-
1.4KGuest Opinion EssayAre Youth With Disabilities Changing Habits to Prevent Spread of COVID-19?
You see it on TV. You hear it on the radio and you read it in the newspaper. Everywhere you go there...
-
2.4KGuest Opinion EssayNew Technology Not Enough to Monitor Child Welfare Outcomes During Pandemic
Child welfare systems are on the brink of a paradigm shift when it comes to technology use in their difficult work. A...
-
2.0KNewsYMCAs Turn Their Child Care, After-school Programs Into Learning Pods
Ocean County YMCA in Tom's River, New Jersey, is among many YMCAs across the country that are providing learning centers to give...
-
635口 Advertising ArchiveJob Opportunity: New Beginnings Supports Homelesss Youth
Director of Programs – Make a difference in the lives of homeless youth in Maine! New Beginnings is looking for a Director...
-
1.8KGuest Opinion EssayHow Are Youth With Disabilities Receiving Medical Attention During COVID-19?
The need for social distancing has affected many aspects of our normal lives. As hospitals become overcrowded due to the influx of...
-
2.0KNewsMichigan’s Nutrition Buddies Teaches Kids, Doctors the Power of Plants
The coronavirus pandemic is shining a glaring new light on an old problem. Recently published research shows food insecurity, a lack of...
-
1.7KNewsGeorgia Town Can’t Save Money By Reducing Gun Violence Due to Budget Woes
MACON, Georgia — Carl Fambro says Macon’s West Macon neighborhood has been left behind. Anchor businesses at its shopping centers — like...
-
1.9KGuest Opinion EssayHow Has COVID-19 Affected Schooling of Young People With Disabilities?
As schools begin to open back up, many young people and their families are facing the unexpected. Understandably, they have questions about...
-
1.8KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Work With Youth As Partners in Evaluation Research
Let’s start with what we know to be true: Youth have expertise, wisdom and unique skill sets. Professional researchers and evaluators can...
-
1.5KFrom the BureausSchenectady Groups With Similar Agendas for Police Reform, Different Strategies Struggle for Change
SCHENECTADY, New York — After an arrest that thrust the Schenectady Police Department into the national spotlight due to another knee-to-head chokehold...
-
1.3KNewsVirginia School Leader Says After-school Providers Must Be Highly Flexible This Fall
The leader of Virginia public schools reached out to after-school providers in his state to say they are critically needed in the...
-
2.2KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Does 30th Anniversary Of ADA Mean to Youth With Disabilities?
Sunday marks the 30-year anniversary of the passing of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The ADA is a piece of civil rights...
-
2.4KFrom the BureausNew York City’s Public Advocate Unveils Proposal to End Gun Violence
NEW YORK — Jumaane Williams, New York City’s public advocate, announced his proposal for curbing gun violence in the five boroughs after...
-
3.7KNewsFormerly Homeless Youth Urge Congress to Act During Pandemic
When Han Johnson thinks about her younger self, she wonders how she would have survived the COVID-19 pandemic during high school. It’s...
