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  • Black and Hispanic Students Find Their Voice Through Civics Education in Sacramento

    August 08, 2022 |

    The Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento's Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center offers a civics education program where students of color can learn about movements spearheaded by marginalized people, connect with like-minded peers interested in making change, and develop their voices as advocates. Students have gone on to intern at City Hall, advocate for issues like improved WiFi access and higher teacher pay, and even work for the center themselves.

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  • Amid Spike in Teen Drinking During Pandemic, Schools Turn to Alateen For Help

    July 27, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Alateen is designed for young people living people abusing substances, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the teens the group serves have begun using alcohol and drugs themselves. To make it easier for youth to access the program, some schools are incorporating Alateen programs at school for students to easily participate.

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  • This San Francisco Supper Club Gives Youth a Chance to Reinvent Themselves

    July 18, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Old Skool Café provides opportunities for youth, particularly those who were formerly incarcerated and/or in foster care, to gain life skills, job training, and receive help managing their finances, writing resumes and cover letters, build people skills, and strengthen interpersonal communication. The restaurant allows the youth to train for every position in an industry that generates 25% of the area’s jobs.

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  • Program aims to bring diversity from classrooms into courtrooms

    July 05, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    In an effort to diversify Arizona’s disproportionately white judiciary, legal professionals are volunteering in the state’s Legal Futures program to do outreach to high school and college students. The students spend face-to-face time with the professionals learning about career pathways and often leave with contact information to stay in touch.

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  • Texas invested millions in mental health after 2018 shooting — Here's how it's working

    June 22, 2022 |

    KXAN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The state-funded Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium provides mental health care and resources to more than 300 school districts, with one goal of preventing mass shootings. Programs like in-school behavioral telehealth appointments make care more accessible to children who are identified as in-need

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  • Remembering How to Be Friends: Amid COVID Isolation, One School is Using Talking Circles to Help Kids Reconnect

    June 22, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    At one Texas high school, members of Students Organizing for Anti-Racism (SOAR) facilitate and participate in talking circles to address conflict, provide mental health support, rebuild relationships, and redevelop social skills they lost during the pandemic. The circles draw on Indigenous traditions to offer a safe, structured space for expression that focuses on addressing harm rather than administering punishment.

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  • In the wake of bill, Sacramento County works to break the link between homelessness and ‘aged-out' foster youth

    May 24, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In California, youth in the foster system can continue to receive support and services for three years after they've "aged out" as long as they enroll in school or find a job. Participants work with a social worker to create a transition plan and develop new life skills such as budgeting and job searching, and one study found that fewer youth became homeless and more completed high school or enrolled in college after participating in the extension program.

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  • A Cry for Help from Teen Boys in Austin is Answered

    May 22, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The mentoring program Project MALES helps young Black and Latino men normalize talking to peers about their feelings and struggles in an effort to tackle the teen mental health crisis.

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  • Flint pastor builds laundromat to help families experiencing hygiene poverty

    May 15, 2022 |

    Flint Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Programs that bring laundry services to schools, churches, and community centers drastically improve attendance. A lack of access to laundry services and products can lead to a number of issues such as school absenteeism, which can lead to decreased literacy rates, higher suspension rates, and a higher likelihood of dropping out.

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  • A West Virginia town uses Iceland's model to keep kids away from drugs and alcohol

    May 10, 2022 |

    NPR |

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    To address a major teen drinking problem, Iceland began pushing teens toward joining clubs and organizations and participating in outdoor recreation like fishing and skating. As a result, the percentage of teens who got drunk at least once a month dropped from 45% to just 5% and similar practices are picking up speed in other areas, like West Virginia.

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