YouthToday1 Archive
Teenagers say government and charitable programs designed to help families cope with hunger could do a better job of reaching young people and helping them get the food they need.
By Rachel Wallack At the National Youth-At-Risk Conference held in Savannah, Georgia, last spring, 82 youth workers and educators signed up to see if they could survive for one month living in poverty.
Robert Hill’s experiences as an overweight child stayed with him, informing the way he works to prevent childhood obesity today as director of youth wellness programs at the YMCA of South Florida, where YFit activities run in more than 100 …
BALTIMORE — A scathing Justice Department report on unconstitutional police practices in the city includes a section not often seen in federal findings — a lengthy description of how the department has mistreated youth.
By Sarah Barr Policymakers and funders should consider the diverse backgrounds and experiences of youth involved in the sex trade when deciding how to provide services, says a new report from the Center for Court Innovation.
Reading Difficulty in Young Children Linked to Later Trouble With the Law By Stell Simonton | July 18, 2016 Photo by Jacob Slaton, for the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Since 2011, the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, supported …
Teaching Moment: Police Brutality and Raising a Black Son By Zerline Hughes | July 8, 2016 I don’t recall ever feeling like this. Aimless. Angry. Depressed. Defeated. Tired. These feelings are synonymous with PTSD and mourning. It took me half …
Boston Students Speak Out, Make Change with Support from Youth on Board By Stell Simonton | July 6, 2016 About 3,500 Boston high school students walked out of class in March to protest funding cuts that would have closed some …
Congress Takes a Step Back in Fight to Reduce Childhood Hunger By Elliott Gluck | July 7, 2016 During the last year, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has continuously voiced the importance of returning power to states …
By Marcy Mistrett | July 5, 2016 On our country’s 240th birthday, I was reminded of our forefathers’ preamble to the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed …
