iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

La Youth

There's Something Happening in Los Angeles...

Diane Luby Lane | Posted 07.23.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Slam Poetry LA, LA Slam Poetry, La Arts, High School Slam Poetry, Classic Slam, LA High Schools, LA Youth Engagment, La Youth, Los Angeles News
Diane Luby Lane

Poetry comes from the heart; it's the soul-talk of a culture. Get-Lit makes this happen in so many wonderful ways. When young people own a classic poem, and then create their own poetic responses, this is the bridge between generations.

Read Whole Story

My Foster Mom Told Me: 'I Don't Get Paid For You Anymore'

| Posted 04.10.2012 | Teen
Read More: Los Angelos Foster System, La Youth, California Foster Laws, Foster Youth, Emancipation Foster Care, Foster Youth in California, Foster Families, Foster Teen, Teen News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at L.A. Youth, a nonprofit organization that helps teens advocate for themselves through journalism, l...

Read Whole Story

'I Should Have Kept My Hands On The Wheel'

| Posted 03.11.2012 | Teen
Read More: Texting While Driving Dangers, Driving Dangers, High School, Texting While Driving, Teen Driving, La Youth, Facebook While Driving, Teen News, Teen News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at L.A. Youth, a nonprofit organization that helps teens advocate for themselves through journalism, l...

Read Whole Story

'I Became So Depressed That I Stopped Going To School'

| Karen A., 16 | Posted 02.29.2012 | Teen
Read More: La Youth, Depression, Suicidal-Thoughts, Depression Medication, Depression Factors, Clinical Depression, Anxiety, Teen Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Family-Depression, Teen News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at L.A. Youth, a nonprofit organization that uses media as a tool for young people to examine themselv...

Read Whole Story

Students Speak Up: How Budget Cuts Are Hurting Them

Posted 02.14.2012 | Home
Read More: La Youth, Video, School Budget, Budget Cuts, Education Budget Cuts, School Funding, California Schools, Education Budget, School Budget Cuts, Texas Schools, School Programs, Los Angeles Schools, Home News

As school districts are facing massive budget cuts across the country, school programs, teachers and students are taking the hit. Across the countr...

Read Whole Story

Keep Voice Alive

Johnathon Briggs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: New Expression, Media, Youth Communication Chicago, Ann Christine Heintz, L.A. Youth, Youth Journalism, Teen Newspaper Chicago, Chicago News
Johnathon Briggs

With Y.C.C. on the brink of closure, Chicago risks losing more than its oldest teen newspaper; it risks losing an avenue for young people to find their place in the world.

Read Whole Story