Youth Development

Without art, I wouldn’t be where I am today. During distance learning, two of my grandparents passed away within a week. As a result, I fell into a depression that…

It’s universally acknowledged that today’s youth have been dealt a tough hand in terms of education during the pandemic. Being one of the unfortunate students who graduated from high school…

Food insecurity and lack of healthy food access resulting from limited financial resources are persistent, pervasive challenges in communities across the United States, ones that also correlate to significant and…

Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based programs that enable children to overcome obstacles, focus on their education, and ultimately, succeed in school and life. New Independent Sector member Youth Guidance is…

Although most offices and schools have reopened, the pandemic is still hurting child care and after-school programs. Parents face daunting wait lists. Child care centers, which already operated on thin…

One of the most enduring blind spots in U.S. educational outcomes is the implementation of policies and approaches that support excellence for Black boys both within and outside of schools.…

The past two years have been inundated with media buzz about critical race theory, book banning and anti-transgender legislation surrounding athletics and restrooms, among other hot-button topics. With each article and soundbite, a wave of emotional…

As a seventh grader, Emma Lembke was one of the last in her friend group in Birmingham, Alabama, to get on social media. When she did, she says she soon…

It’s not unusual for federal education data to be a school year or two behind. But it doesn’t often come with a red warning label urging “abundant caution.” That’s how…