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One former foster child’s simple approach to fixing a broken system

Media Coverage January 26, 2022

There are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. While the pandemic has made life more difficult for these vulnerable kids, many say the foster care system itself has been putting them at risk for decades. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sat down with one former foster child who is now…

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I Will Never Forget That I Could Have Lived With People Who Loved Me

October 8, 2021

We are so proud of #ND4Y Changemaker Sixto Cancel for sharing his story and ways America can improve the foster care system in the New York Times. Sixto writes, "When I left the foster care system, I founded a nonprofit, Think of Us, to promote systems change for foster care. We partnered with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and…

‘This is way beyond collaborative’: Young leaders see their feedback reflected in Biden’s plans

Media Coverage July 23, 2021

Washington, DC (CNN)When Joe Biden campaigned for the presidency, he called himself a bridge to a new generation of leaders in the Democratic Party. While some frustrations remain, young leaders are saying the President Biden's administration is making good progress on Candidate Biden's pledge. Advocates say that the youth-focused proposals in Biden's "Build Back Better Plan," which includes the…

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Building Trust And An Inclusive Culture For Youth Into The Future Of Work

July 9, 2021

Before the pandemic, 1 in 9 youth were considered disconnected, meaning not in school and without a job. Now, that number is 1 in 4. This disconnection can have ramifications on the life and career these youth will lead 60 years down the line. For employers who want to rebuild, hire and retain diversity, and…

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Toxic Work Environments Shouldn’t Be a Rite of Passage

June 22, 2021

“The ‘pay your dues’ concept is a trap.” Recently, Monica*, 22, showed up to her job at a fast food restaurant and was ordered to take out braids she’d had put in less than 24 hours ago. This was despite the fact that her hair was in a ponytail and covered in two hairnets and…

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Generation Wars Between Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z Are a Distraction

May 22, 2021

Meyiya Coleman, 22, describes familial connections to the issues she organizes around. Growing up on the West Side of Chicago, she says she was about eight years old when she started engaging in community activism with her family. At a young age, she lost a cousin she loved dearly when he was gunned down at…

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Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief

May 21, 2021

Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organization GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a young community activist, more than two years ago to the very thing the teen fought fiercely against: gun violence. He’s also been angered and frustrated by the onslaught of stories of Black Americans killed at…

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Advocates call on Biden administration to prioritize youth mental health as experts warn of consequences

May 21, 2021

(CNN)Talia Kaganovsky has struggled with her mental health for years. But when Covid-19 hit, "it was almost like a giant slap in the face," the 18-year-old freshman at University of Pittsburgh said. Kaganovsky, like all Americans, had to readjust her habits and expectations when the pandemic began a year ago. For many high school seniors, that…

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Op-ed: Gen Z is our best hope for peaceful politics, so let’s stop dismissing them

May 21, 2021

Joe Biden ran to be a president for all Americans, and this includes young people who were critical contributors to his victory last November. Young people have the power to influence presidential elections, but whether they influence presidencies is another matter entirely. Biden ran on promises that matter to young people. But, after less than three…

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Luis Hernandez (he_him), Bronx, NY

May 20, 2021

The pandemic is hard for teens and hard for parents. These young women are both.

Media Coverage April 29, 2021

Even before covid-19, teen parents faced greater levels of housing, financial and food insecurity Liss Raber (Courtesy of Michael Holley); Araseli Chicas (Courtesy of Araseli Chicas); Aysia Miller-Wansel (Courtesy of Aysia Miller-Wansel). Rainesford Stauffer Mar. 9, 2021 Aysia Miller-Wansel, 17, is saving to buy a car and, when she turns 18, move out of her group home…

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One former foster child’s simple approach to fixing a broken system

I Will Never Forget That I Could Have Lived With People Who Loved Me

‘This is way beyond collaborative’: Young leaders see their feedback reflected in Biden’s plans

Building Trust And An Inclusive Culture For Youth Into The Future Of Work

Toxic Work Environments Shouldn’t Be a Rite of Passage

Generation Wars Between Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z Are a Distraction

Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief

Advocates call on Biden administration to prioritize youth mental health as experts warn of consequences

Op-ed: Gen Z is our best hope for peaceful politics, so let’s stop dismissing them

Luis Hernandez (he_him), Bronx, NY

The pandemic is hard for teens and hard for parents. These young women are both.

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