Disconnected Youth

One in Six Million: My Story from the Edge of 'Disconnection"

Torres Hughes | Posted 05.23.2012

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Torres Hughes

With increasing news coverage of the slaughter of young African American men in America's streets, it seems our lives are under siege.

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No Longer Fighting the Streets and Working to Reconnect Others

Ryan Dalton | Posted 05.21.2012

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Ryan Dalton

Recent research tells us the numbers; one in six young people in the U.S. between ages 16 and 24 are not in school and not working. I know something about the real people behind the numbers; I was one of them.

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LGBT Youth: We Need You

Paul Schmitz | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Leadership, Public Allies, Lgbt, Bullying, President Barack Obama, Disconnected-Youth, LGBT Leadership, LGBT Suicide, Gay Voices News
Paul Schmitz

It has long troubled me when any population is marginalized and we don't benefit from their full, authentic participation and leadership in society. Recent advances in equal rights for our LGBT citizens are only a beginning.

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Reconnecting America's Forgotten Youth

John Bridgeland | Posted 03.06.2012

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John Bridgeland

Two reports issued today serve as a wake up call to the nation, providing staggering facts about the costs of inaction.

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40 Years Later: New York City on the Edge

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Disconnected Youth, Jobs, Low-Wage, High School Diploma, Ged, New York City, Recession, Education, Unemployment, Kerner Report, Stop and Frisk, Job Opportunities, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

The urban problems of this decade are about black and Latino young men lacking skills and education and not connected to work. The numbers in this category in New York City are staggering.

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A Distressing Disconnect

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David R. Jones, Esq.

New York City has nearly 200,000 "disconnected youth," young people 16 to 24, who are out of work and not in school.

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