With cities across the country struggling to deal with substance-abuse issues and mental-health challenges, Independence will ...

Over 20,000 youth age out of foster care each year. The J127 nonprofit in Durant, OK has intervened in that cycle for four ...

The Rocky Mount Police Department has found three of the four juveniles who escaped from the Edgecombe Youth Development ...

A non-profit youth development group in Delaware is sowing the seeds of empowerment, growth, and unity through unique and ...

In times past, Andrea Mirante reflects, kids growing up in Westport had a pretty clear path forward into a career in the fishing community and the town that grew up around it, their courses ...

Cohorts of students from Bethel and surrounding towns have arrived at Bryant Pond in recent years to participate in a pilot program that aims to expand horizons, increase self-resilience, and showcase ...

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What began as a program to support foster youth has expanded to include a drop-in center and array of youth-led services for all who need it ...

Welcome to Tom Curtis and Simon Wiles, who have both joined United on the Youth Development Phase (U13-U16) staff. We’re delighted to have two best-in-class youth developers added to our ...

The Douglass Browns Youth Football Team’s players, parents, and coaches are all excited about football practice for different ...