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Visualizing COVID-19’s impact on youth homelessness, and using data in support to help end it

Tableau

From early childhood and during their teens, Esther Taylor and Leeze Castro faced and overcame many challenges, including homelessness. However, the lived experiences of two young advocates, who work with A Way Home Washington (AWHWA) , have enabled them to empathetically help youth find their way home.

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Visualizing COVID-19’s impact on youth homelessness, and using data in support to help end it

Tableau

From early childhood and during their teens, Esther Taylor and Leeze Castro faced and overcame many challenges, including homelessness. However, the lived experiences of two young advocates, who work with A Way Home Washington (AWHWA) , have enabled them to empathetically help youth find their way home.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

This means many children and teens who regularly had access to nutritious meals during the school year may be hungry or undernourished over the summer, even when there are free meals available in their communities. Register for TechSoup for Libraries' upcoming free webinar on May 28.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Host A Giving Is Better Than Receiving Birthday Party That's some great advice based on personal and professional experience from Amy Jussel who is the Founder and Executive Director of Shaping Youth. Amy says that now that her daughter has entered her teen years, they segued to more complex themes.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is currently selling a t-shirt with the names of 3,400 children and teens who have fought or are still fighting childhood cancer. Booster has given us a great new way to raise money for our supporters,” said Ruth Hoffman, Executive Director of ACCO.

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Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books

Fast Company Tech

Tori Sharp [Image: Sabreen Lakhani/courtesy Little, Brown Ink] Throughout her childhood, though, she struggled to find books in the genre. Image: Scholastic] Andrea Colvin, the editorial director of graphic publishing at Little, Brown Ink, says that Telgemeier ushered in a new genre of comics targeted at tweens. It feels so intimate.

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Sexual Assault: Resources for Families and Tips for Self-Care

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Director of Network Communications. Some wounds were fresh; others, like mine, were decades old or took place during childhood. For survivors, Teen Vogue published self-care tips, acknowledging that it’s hard to avoid triggers and be overwhelmed by the news. Sexual Assault: Resources for Families and Tips for Self-Care.