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All posts tagged "OST"
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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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3.0KGuest 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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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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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...
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3.6KNewsAfter-school Programs Urged to Follow Health Officials’ Guidance on Coronavirus
After-school programs are urged to follow the guidance of their local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssaySEL Program Can Make Students More Employable
Many students are challenged with stress, anxiety and low self-esteem today and do not have the tools or strategies to combat this....
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3.9KNewsAtlanta Organization Emphasizes Cultural, Historical Knowledge For Black Adolescent Boys
A small nonprofit in Atlanta fills what its founder considers a critical gap for black adolescent boys — a chance to explore...
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1.7KNewsBoy Scouts Bankruptcy Dismaying To Some In Youth Development
When Boy Scouts of America announced on Tuesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, youth development professionals had various responses....
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4.6KNewsHigh Staff Turnover Affects Kids in After-school Programs
Many out-of-school time programs experience frequent staff turnover, to the chagrin of leaders in the field. Some estimates put the turnover rate...
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10.1KGuest Opinion EssayWhat’s Typical About Youth Sexuality, What’s Not, How To Know The Difference
When it comes to child development we have tons of information about how kids’ social, emotional, physical, spiritual and intellectual abilities grow...
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1.8KNewsNeoliberal Systems Undermine Ability to Serve Youth Of Color After School: Author
Leah Davis remembers the first brochure she saw for the after-school and college prep program Educational Excellence.
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3.8KNewsTrump Budget Would Again Ax After-school Programs Despite Strong Congressional Support
Two months after Congress approved $1.25 billion for after-school funding, the White House has again called for a complete kill-off of the...
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2.8KNewsImpact of Community Collaborations on Youth Unclear But Promising, Report Says
Can communities improve educational equity by collaborating across agencies? The idea of cross-sector collaboration caught fire in 2011 after an article in...
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1.9KNewsVermont Adopting Icelandic Program to Curb Substance Use
What can youth advocates in rural New England learn about reducing teen drug and alcohol use from a small island nation just...
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3.2KNewsAfter-school Programs At Public Housing Could Get Boost If AHEAD Passes
After-school programs connected with public housing could expand if a bill introduced in December by Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state...
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2.5KNewsPublic Needs to Know Non-family Relationships Can Heal Trauma, Report Says
If you work with youth, you probably know about the significance of relationships in the lives of young people.
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3.4KNewsThrough Making Videos, Boston Group Home Youth See Their Lives More Clearly
When Tyquan Ruffen looks back at his life he sees a patchwork of places he’s lived. Italian Home, Knights Children Center, Harrington...
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1.1KGrantsCincinnati Region Summer Learning Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Summer Learning, OST, Youth Development, Disadvantaged Youth | Amount: Up to $1,000 | Deadline: Mar. 2, 2020
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayI Thought I Could Help My Last Mentee — But I Was Wrong
It’s pretty to believe that if one only puts in the time, he can save a wayward child. It doesn’t always work...
