people
May 17, 2017 10:35 am
Nate Nichols hopes his new event series will broaden the ‘gateway to youth’ for potential mentors
Odds Against Odds, which kicks off May 22, is prepped to be a nontraditional discussion with nontraditional leaders reaching out to local youth.
results
May 8, 2017 10:00 am
This resource map for youth exiting foster care is live
“I thought of all the times this could have been an invaluable tool for those days when I needed support or something to eat,” said one former homeless youth who helped create Youth Matters Philly.
people
Mar. 16, 2017 8:35 am
5 new Stoneleigh fellows will take on specific challenges of vulnerable youth
Efforts will be spread across three challenges for youth "aging out" of the child welfare system.
funding
Mar. 7, 2017 3:06 pm
Another Philly giving circle is ready to give a local nonprofit $20K
The first grant to be awarded by the Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia will go to a group dedicated to foster care and refugees.
results
Mar. 7, 2017 7:35 am
Juvenile Law Center staffers are working on a resource map for system-involved youth
Youth Matters Philly will launch in April.
results
Feb. 1, 2017 12:20 pm
POPPYN’s video report on foster care in Philly is making waves at DHS
The youth media program dedicated its most recent episode to problems within the foster care system, and local government is paying attention.
method
Nov. 17, 2016 12:34 pm
What’s next for foster youth in Philly?
Reps from Turning Points for Children, Barristers' Association of Philadelphia and more debated the future of the local foster care system at a recent panel.
purpose
Nov. 9, 2016 7:40 am
9 State of Young Philly events for the mission-minded
Get excited for Young Involved Philadelphia's seventh annual event series with our picks for each of its nine days.
people
Nov. 7, 2016 9:10 am
How this advocate is helping older foster kids improve a system that failed them
"It's not acceptable that youth we took responsibility for raising end up being homeless in adulthood or incarcerated so soon after they leave care," said Stoneleigh fellow Dominique Mikell.
people
Oct. 10, 2016 11:05 am
This youth advocate is leaving the charter school she ‘grew with’ to build something new
After 21 years with YouthBuild, Simran Sidhu is leaving the organization to head up a new, "different type" of youth org that will involve programming, funding or a mix of both.