Youth Development

We Need 'All Hands on Deck' to Save Bullied Teens

Thenera Bailey | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Youth Development, Youth, LGBT Issues, Bullying, LGBT Youth, Teen Suicide, Kenneth Wieshuhn, School Bullying, Adolescence, Impact News
Thenera Bailey

This is not an easy fix. But we can start by deploying what we know works in the youth development arena.

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Non-Profit's Nerdy Sister: Youth Development

Steve Larosiliere | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Youth Development, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Non Profit, Steve Larosiliere, Mentoring, Education, Education News
Steve Larosiliere

Youth development programs teach important skills such as teamwork, communication skills, goal setting, and how to have fun. It's a much-needed outlet for many youth and places them on a road to success.

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Save the World. Mentor a Child.

Mark Redmond | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Boys and Girls Club of America, National Mentoring Month, Youth Development, Mentoring, Mentoring Children, Volunteering, Mentoring Youth, How to Be a Mentor, Importance of Mentoring, Impact News
Mark Redmond

January is National Mentoring Month, and volunteering to serve as a mentor is one way to save a life.

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Psychologist Broadened Americans' View of Teens

Laura Stepp | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Assets, Youth Development, Peter Benson, Search Institute, Teenagers, Peter Benson Teens, Peter Benson Assets, Teen Development, Teenage Years, Adolescence, Adolescents, Impact News
Laura Stepp

For much of the 20th century, scientists spoke of adolescence as a period of inevitable depression and rebellion. Beginning in the late 1980s, a different view began to emerge.

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REACH to Invest in the Lives of America's Foster Youth

Paul Heroux | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: California Homeless Youth, Youth Development, Juvenile Justice System, Youth Activism, Juvenile Justice, Homeless Youth, Youth Homelessness, Foster Care, Children's Health, California Foster Care, Impact News
Paul Heroux

Currently, there are about half a million children residing in foster care within the United States. There are approximately 300,000 young adults, ages 18 to 25, who have spent at least one year in foster care. This is reason for concern.

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Low-Hanging Pants and Other Phenomena

Danielle Moss Lee | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Education, Sagging Pants, Sagging-Pants-Ban, Youth Development, Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Education Reform, Heaf, Bv-Parenting, Black Voices News
Danielle Moss Lee

I've got to be honest. I am not a huge fan of "sagging." I hate to think that I'm an unenlightened, fuddy-duddy in my own frustration with this particular style. But, my objections may be more nuanced than most.

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Youth Saving Their Lives Through Theater

Rick Ayers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theatre, Education, Immigration, Youth Development, Documentary Film, Sexual Abuse, Chicago, Arts News
Rick Ayers

Those of us who work with young people know something else. Alongside the daily tragedies and frustrations there are also the daily miracles, the moment when one youth perseveres against all odds, another discovers her strength.

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New Study: Almost Seven Out of Ten Americans Agree: Gang Violence Among Youth Increasing Because of Current Economy

World Vision | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youth Violence, Youth Development, World Vision, Youth Empowerment, Gang Violence, Impact News
World Vision

Gang Membership Up More than 42,000 Nationwide Since 2002. Will Struggling Economy Threaten Nation's Youth this Summer? Teens Converge on Nation's Ca...

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What is the lasting impact of child care as children grow?

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Child Development, Youth Development, Child Care, Mind in the Making, Ed Zigler, Early Childhood Education, Nih, Deborah Lowe Vandell, Nichd, Healthy Living News
Ellen Galinsky

The children in the largest and most comprehensive longitudinal study of child care are now teenagers! Today, May 14th, a report on how these childre...

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My New Year's Resolution to all "At Risk" Children

Steve Larosiliere | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Mentoring Month, Youth Development, Stoked Mentoring, Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Social Innovation, Mayor Bloomberg, No Child Left Behind, Surfing, Mentoring, President Obama, Race to the Top, Achievement Gap, Mayor Villaraigosa, Snowboarding, Los Angeles, New York City Department of Education, At-Risk Youth, Lausd, High Schools, Steve Larosiliere, Social Entrepreneur, Education Reform, Skateboarding, Cory Booker, Impact News
Steve Larosiliere

As a youth advocate, nonprofit leader and mentor, I'm making new resolutions for at-risk youth. I resolve to not just help the easy children, not to give up on children, and to care about their future.

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Best School Moments

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Education, Teachers, Learning How to Read, School Science Programs, Youth Development, Extracurricular Program, Outward Bound, FIRST Robotics National Championship, Expeditionary Learning, Students and Science, School Programs, Science Programs, Progressive Education, Healthy Living News
Tom Vander Ark

There's nothing more thrilling than watching a first grader string sounds and words together and then beam with pride and understanding, "I'm reading!"

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