All posts tagged "OST"

After-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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Making 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...

Campaign 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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Report: 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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Youth 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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Young 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...

Youth 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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The 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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High 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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A 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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Youth 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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The 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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A 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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Programming, 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.

Youth Worker Spotlight: Mental Health and Refugee Youth

Youth Worker Spotlight celebrates the unsung heroes in out-of-school programming.

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