Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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5.1KNewsWhen Schools and Nonprofits Collaborate with Faith-based Organizations
Amachi is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that recruits volunteers from faith-based organizations to mentor the children of incarcerated parents. However, it has a...
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5.3KNewsProviding Support for Young Black Men in College
Young African-American men are far less likely to graduate from college than other segments of the population. A little more than one-third...
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2.2KNewsAt Big Thought, Gigi Antoni Has Taken a Big-Picture Approach to Out-of-school Learning
“It’s in out-of-school time that kids get to pursue their interests,” says Gigi Antoni, who moves to the The Wallace Foundation in...
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2.8KFrom the FieldA Year of VISTA Service: Five Lessons for Nonprofit Practitioners and Other Service Members
Derek Moore and Nicole Smith completed their AmeriCorps VISTA service this week. During their year of service, they supported the launch of...
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1.6KNewsBeyond School Hours Conference Looks at Ways to Level Playing Field for America’s Kids
Schools can’t do it alone. That’s the message of the Beyond School Hours conference going on in Atlanta through Saturday.
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2.3KNewsPalm Beach County Creates Master Plan for Youth
“Nobody thinks we are a county in which kids go hungry, but we are,” said Tammy Fields, Palm Beach County youth services...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayContinuum of Professional Development Should Target Needs, Develop Talents
Our approach to staff development should be rethought and and expanded. A continuum of professional development that targets individual needs, fosters and...
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2.5KNewsBoard, Fantasy Games Lure Kids from Screens to Psychologist’s Brooklyn Store
At the Brooklyn Strategist game store, kids get a play space away from computer and phone screens.
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What Impact Will a New Department of Education Secretary Have on Out-of-School Time?
After-school programs aimed at helping children from low-income families have survived changes at the White House, in Congress and even some attempts...
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1.9KNewsWhen the Stakes Are High, Undocumented Youth Organize
Maria Carrillo-Garcia found herself in tears on the night of Nov. 8, 2016. “This election was really hard,” she said. “I just...
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3.4KNewsCops and Black Kids: Does Police Mentoring Defuse the Tension?
New mentoring programs connecting law enforcement and young black men are receiving praise, while critics question the use of mentoring to address...
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1.7KNewsYoung Women Make Voices Heard in the Streets of D.C.
A sea of pink “pussycat hats,” many home-knitted, surged down the streets of Washington, District of Columbia, on the heads of women...
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2.5KNews4-H STEM Program Reaches Somali Kids
After school in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, middle-school kids build small bridges with paper, construct a battery-powered LED light and map...
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2.7KNewsTeens Push to Lower the Voting Age
Should 16- and 17-year-olds be able to vote? That was a question San Francisco and Berkeley, California, residents considered as part of...
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1.4KNewsIn the Nation’s Capital, Youth Heed King’s Call to Serve
To say that the National Day of Service is observed every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the nation’s capital...
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2.9KFrom the BureausNonprofit Art School Helps Youth Thrive in Skid Row, Los Angeles
Nestled among nondescript warehouses and infamous streets, Inner-City Arts in Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row is an oasis for artistic growth and...
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1.7KNewsYouth Advocates Share Hopes for First 100 Days of New Administration
Candidate Donald Trump offered little insight into his prospective policies surrounding youth and families, and President-Elect Trump has not provided any...
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1.1KNewsBootcamp: A Partnership Model for Service and Learning
In its final report, the White House Council for Community Solutions cites a statistic worth noting: 6.7 million young adults (aged 16...
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3.0KNewsSTEM Gets Delightfully Sticky at La Brea Tar Pits
Asphalt oozes up between blades of grass in Hancock Park in downtown Los Angeles. A visit to the 23-acre park and La...
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2.4KNewsThe Power of Civic Engagement
Romi Hemphill was in the sixth grade when she got her first taste civic leadership through the Wyman Center’s Teen Outreach Program.
