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  • 'Wraparound Support' Meets Black and Hispanic Girls' Overlooked Mental Health Needs

    Working on Womanhood (WOW) hosts weekly, school-based meetings for Black and Hispanic girls in grades six to 12 to connect, work through personal problems and build a sense of self-awareness and confidence, as this population is largely underserved by mental health programs. Research shows that WOW participants experience decreased anxiety and depression and WOW counselors also report seeing less anger and fights among the participating students.

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  • Oakland debate group gives low-income students opportunities usually exclusive to private schools

    The Bay Area Urban Debate League serves students in low-income communities by providing debate opportunities they otherwise wouldn’t be able to access or afford. Teaching debate and participating in tournaments teach students valuable life skills like argumentation, critical thinking, research and logic. In 2023, the Bay Area Urban Debate League served 300 middle and high school students.

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  • The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits

    The military is leveraging video games and esports teams to drive recruitment and build community among service members. Military gaming projects like Goats & Glory and Air Force Gaming help service members connect with youth and provide a safe, relaxed space for soldiers to improve their mental health and connect with each other.

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  • From inspiration to action: young Nigerians take charge of their communities

    Turnup Jigawa is a leadership program that provides mentorship around advocacy and communication with the goal of training young people to engage with lawmakers and community stakeholders. Students go on to spearhead projects in their own communities, such as one participant’s awareness campaign around environmental hygiene and another’s initiative to provide college and career counseling to secondary students.

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  • How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

    The Union Public School District is making efforts to encourage and support more students from underrepresented backgrounds to take advanced math courses. Instead of sticking with the traditional one-time placement test that determines a student’s math trajectory from sixth grade onward, Union schools offer in-school tutoring and longer class periods to support students who show promise in advanced math.

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  • Breaking barriers, building businesses: Inside the Kano program empowering marginalized youth

    The GIRL-H program provides skill training and business assistance to youth from marginalized communities. Participants receive education and training in an area of their choosing and once they complete the training, they receive start-up capital to help them start their own businesses. The program has helped over 6,000 youth learn a new skill and start an entrepreneurial venture.

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  • Nonprofit helps Minnesota youth touched by domestic violence

    Rivers of Hope provides counseling and support services to youth who have experienced or witnessed violence at home. A primary goal of Rivers of Hope is to teach youth what healthy relationships look like and empower them to build and seek out healthy connections. The program started in 1991 and provides support and education to about 150 to 200 students each year, free of charge.

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  • These Pinkston programs improve high school attendance, grades and even crime rates

    The Becoming a Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood (WOW) groups take place in schools, providing a space for youth to talk, rest and receive mentoring and counseling from adults who relate to their experiences. This programming helps improve attendance, grades and well-being while preventing and reducing violent crime rates. BAM and WOW programs exist nationwide in seven major cities, serving about 13,000 students annually. Research shows that those participating in BAM or WOW are 50% less likely to be arrested for violent crime and 19% more likely to graduate on time.

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  • School program reduces trauma in Latina and Black girls but faces implementation hurdles

    Working on Womanhood (WOW) works to build confidence, self-awareness, community and healthy coping mechanisms among Black and Latina girls in sixth to twelfth grade. WOW offers easily accessible group therapy in schools and is led by Black and Latinx social workers who can provide culturally relevant care to youth in need. WOW serves 350 students in one school district and surveys show that participants are less depressed and anxious and exhibit more self-confidence.

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  • Transforming Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Tombey Approach

    The Hacey Health Initiative’s Tombey project works to connect young people — especially young girls — with reliable, accurate information about sexual and reproductive rights and health (SRHR), as well as relevant sexual and reproductive health services. The Tombey Project offers an online SRHR course, a “sexiontary” full of SRHR terms and definitions and connections to youth-friendly counseling services. Since 2016, over 3,000 youth have taken the Tombey Project’s online course and it’s estimated that over 100,000 young people across the country have been impacted by the Tombey Project in some way.

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