In his latest book, Stones into Schools, Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, chronicles his work with local tribal leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan ...
Over the past two years, government officials and experts have seen an
increasing number of children leave home for life on the streets,
including many under 13. ...
On any given day, scores of young people with limited individual and social capital are simultaneously struggling to exit some systems and enter others: foster care, ...
Fourteen years ago, an abandoned air force base was transformed into a vibrant intergenerational community, Hope Meadows, to help move children from foster care to ...
Here's a personal glimpse at the importance of local programs for children and families, as three stressed-out parents share how they found help and education in ...
To make positive change for kids, you need to know where things stand, what's working and what needs to be improved. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book offers both ...
If you work with teens with disabilities, you'll want to know about the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work (TTW) program. Its Youth Transition portion ...
Could you have made it entirely on your own at 18 or 21? Each year, roughly 25,000 young people "age out" of the foster care system, many without family or economic ...
I was somewhat surprised when I recently came across the following paragraph on the Voices for America's Children Website: "As a society we pay a steep price for ...
Why do I ask? Because, on so many occasions during my Child Advocacy work in recent years—most recently as the founder of the nonprofit Child Advocacy ...
In November 2007, the New York Times ran a three-part series on the struggles of minority-run foster care agencies in New York City that found "a trail of scandals ...
October 2007—Our partner Child Advocacy 360 brings you "Readers' Choice Stories," in which readers vote with their eyes, clicks and emails on the best of Who's ...
Teenagers in foster care often have stories to tell—but lack the tools to tell them. CFK looks at how the Center for Digital Storytelling has provided those ...
When you learn that a teen is in foster care, what is your reaction? Empathy? Curiosity? Apprehension? News stories and popular media portrayals of young people ...
Entering foster care is traumatic for any child—even more so when siblings are separated. High school senior Kala Clark of Maine, who entered care at age 12, ...
According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, over half a million children in the United States are in living in foster care—some in ...
Last month Connect for Kids reported on Teenangels, young volunteers who help their peers understand the importance of Internet safety. What other efforts are ...
Caitlin Crane of Portland, Oregon has put homelessness and addiction behind her, and is reaching for a bright future with her young son. With help from a non-profit ...
Powerful emotions like anger can become a major roadblock to learning. Art therapy is one approach to helping kids manage those feelings and be successful. Letitia ...
According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, nearly one million teenage girls will become pregnant each year. This number is slowly trickling down, ...
