Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school"
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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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5.1KVideosThe 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...
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1.5KNewsOut-of-school Programs Address Lack of Art Education in Greece
Just as many U.S. public schools are criticized for their lack of music, art and physical education, economic problems in Greece have...
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssayWhere Are All the Male Mentors?
By nearly every measure, youth mentoring programs work.
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1.5KNewsState Mistake Cuts 21st Century Programs Off at the Knees in Mississippi
Across the nation, 21st Century after-school programs provide academic support and after-school enrichment to kids whose families are low income.
