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Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

Mashable Tech

Victims of such exploitation often believe they are messaging with another teen and eventually share a graphic or explicit image of themselves. In October 2024, the Meta social media platform Instagram launched its own campaign against sextortion, along with tools to help teen victims.

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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

The majority of youth surveyed instead consult online resources, including social media, in conjunction with seeking or receiving mental health care and treatment.

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Deena Pierott to Offer Keynote on Inclusive Technology at #14LCS

NTEN

Today we’re excited to share that Deena Pierott , founder of the White House honored youth program called iUrban Teen Tech , will offer a keynote called Moving from Diversity to Inclusion: Changing landscapes of nonprofit technology. Change Management Deena Pierott iUrban Teen lcs Leadership leading change summit'

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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

Have Fun - Do Good

Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. They provide homeless teens with professional skills training and therapeutic experiences. You can connect with Kenya through CD Baby, Source Consulting Group , and Facebook.

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14LCS: Idea Accelerator Coaches & Judges Announced

NTEN

Now we''re thrilled to share the names of our three judges and our first nine confirmed coaches for the Idea Accelerator: Judges : Deena Pierott , Founder and Chief Innovator, iUrban Teen James Rooney , Senior Manager, Microsoft''s Technology for Good Program Sonya Watson , Advisor, Tides Foundation Coaches : Britt Bravo , Big Vision Consultant, Big (..)

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‘Unspeakable’ video highlights the role of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Black Lives Matter

The Verge

Activists have worked with the National Alliance of Multicultural Disabled Advocates to push for the #BlackDisabledLivesMatter efforts, to spotlight these challenges, as Teen Vogue columnist Sarah Kim reported. I wanted to make sure the messaging was clear, and that we weren’t appropriating anything from the community,” Alaquiva said.

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Empowering young women in philanthropy to create lasting change

Candid

Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Colmena Consulting, in partnership with Philanthropy Together, collective giving through giving circlesinformal convenings of people with aligned values, identifying and collectively deciding where to direct pooled fundstotaled more than $3.1 But what makes giving by women unique?