Youth Today
All posts tagged "trusting in youth"
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1.5KFrom the FieldFashion Forward Kinspire showed me my future was possible: The people and principles behind it
For youth in kinship care, Fashion Forward Kinspire builds confidence and creative careers — told by a student, mentor and founder.
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1.4KFrom the FieldWhen working can’t feed families, youth have to find a new way
Editor’s note: In just two years, a financial literacy platform started by a New Jersey teenager has grown into an international movement....
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1.4KNewsWhat Long Beach can teach communities about youth participatory budgeting
In 2026, more than 1,400 young people in Long Beach, California, voted on how to allocate $500,000 in public funding among 10...
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1.3KFrom the FieldPeople want to help youth who are brave enough to be different
My experience with Fungi For Future has shown me that when young leaders pursue what excites them, community support often follows.
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1.7KOpinionExploring the trust gap: An open invitation
While we always ask youth to trust adults, young people must be recognized for their abilities and have that trust returned with...
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1.5KOpinionNo youth thrives alone
The Thriving Youth Knowledge Exchange podcast discusses how to rebuild well-being, groundedness and agency to hold youth as they learn to hold...
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1.6KFrom the FieldThe 15-year-old behind Florida’s new bipartisan drowning prevention law
The successful push for access to life-saving swimming lessons for Florida elementary-age kids shows us that law-makers will follow a youth-led initiative.
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1.5KFrom the FieldHow Cureco is redefining youth-led health advocacy
Youth-led advocacy encourages long-term civic engagement, leadership development and community-centered problem-solving.
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2.4KFrom the FieldThe power of voice
Debate’s transferable skills — including public speaking, critical thinking and intellectual humility — empower youth voice.
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2.8KOpinionWe keep asking young people to trust us. But how much do we really trust them?
Across the allied youth fields, youth are often asked to contribute but rarely allowed to shape outcomes.
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2.1KOpinionThe missing voices in climate decision-making: Youth
Why are youth left out of climate decision-making spaces and conversations about the climate crisis we will inevitably inherit?
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9.6KOpinionWhy are we so afraid to let young people lead?
We say we want youth to lead, but we rarely let them.
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2.6KOpinionCan you legislate a collaborative, youth-centered vision of education? Iceland did.
Iceland passed the Wellbeing Act mandating that all youth-field professionals collaborate across sectors.
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1.7K► ReportsHelping young people reconnect with school: Effective program features and practices for reengaging young adults
A report shares findings from a study of two district-run student reengagement programs.
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1.9KOpinionThe revolutionary speed of trust-based changemaking
When you trust young people, they don’t just rise — they soar.
