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All posts tagged "OST"
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2.6KNewsAfter-school Programs for Immigrant and Refugee Kids Note Climate of Fear
One afternoon last winter in Charlotte, North Carolina, school children came running into the ourBRIDGE for Kids after-school program.
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1.7KNewsMaking Sense of Earned Income Opportunities
When Urban Ventures launched CityKid Java nearly 15 years ago in Minneapolis, the community development nonprofit was just hoping to generate some...
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1.3KNewsCampaign Aims to Mobilize Older Adults on Behalf of Youth-Serving Organizations
Youth-serving organizations hope to reap the benefits of a new campaign to encourage more Americans ages 50 and older to volunteer in...
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1.9KNewsReport: Fear, Stress Are Obstacles to Health for Youth of Color
When teams of youth researchers — including youth themselves — from five cities set out to find what helps and what prevents...
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1.5KVideosYouth Worker Spotlight: Tavari Turner, ‘A Proud Club Professional’
"I was a club kid myself, and as the years went on, yes, staff continued to check in with me," said Tavari...
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1.6KNewsYoung People and Their Organizations Honored at White House
For the final time as first lady, Michelle Obama honored 12 after-school and out-of-school-time organizations at the White House for the eighth...
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1.3KVideosYouth Worker Spotlight: Being a Mentor
Timothy Parham of Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading, and Serving Inc. explains what it means to him to be a mentor in...
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1.0KVideosThe Mentorship Experience
Youth workers share stories of a time when they helped a young person through difficulty in this mashup video from the 2016...
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768NewsHigh School Kids Learn to Teach Younger Ones in Multipurpose 21st Century Program
An annual weeklong program at Auburn University benefits three groups: the high school students who attend, the young kids they work with...
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1.7KNewsA Close Look at Quality: How to Make Your Program Better with Quality Standards
What if a tool existed to make your after-school or summer youth program better? Would you get it and read the instructions?
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1.1KVideosYouth Worker Spotlight: Youth Development Through Traveling
Traveling to Canada as a little girl was life-changing for Arlesia Crooms, who is now the program manager of the Central Savannah...
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1.0KVideosThe Importance of Youth Feedback in After-School Programs
After-school professionals stress the importance of youth feedback and how it is paramount to a program's success.
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1.3KFrom the BureausA Day in the Life of a U.S. Teen: Diego Holguin
Diego Holguin is a 17-year-old high school senior who is very active in school.
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1.6KFrom the BureausProgramming, Connections Help California Youth Deal With Demons of Reentry
Near a wooden “Death Row” signpost towering in an orange-lit fog, 25 young people huddled together, smiling and laughing.
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1.2KVideosYouth Worker Spotlight: Mental Health and Refugee Youth
Youth Worker Spotlight celebrates the unsung heroes in out-of-school programming.
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5.0KVideosThe Challenges and Solutions in After-School Programming
Funding. Waiting lists. Lack of access. Various out-of-school time professionals speak honestly about the challenges after-school programs face and what people can...
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1.2KNewsCreative Expression Aids Court-Involved Kids and Struggling Immigrant Youth
Last year, an 18-year-old boy stood in the studio at ArtForceIowa in Des Moines, having covered three large canvases with broad brushstrokes...
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayDear U.S. Presidential Candidate,
"How will my life be better if you are president?" "Dear Candidate," Youth Today's latest stirring visual piece, features young people of...
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1.4KNewsFocus on Graduation Pays Off, but Strong Efforts Still Needed, Nonprofit Leaders Say
As executive director of Truancy Intervention Project in Atlanta, Jessica Pennington has seen a lot...
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1.5KNewsFestival Highlights Value of After-school Program in Baldwin County
As after-school programs across the nation hold events this week to highlight their impact, students in...
