Youth

As they try to do a good deed, volunteers in Centro worry about the lack of resources for the children they serve.

Lack of resources takes control over Centro as they try to move forward with their goals for children and their cultural development.

As Latine children fall behind in school, the quality for special education services changes between different areas.

Recent studies show the prevalence of juvenile violence in North Philadelphia demands prevention.

The Institute for the Development of African-American Youth, Inc. (IDAAY) empowers and educates low-income, disadvantaged at-risk urban youth to succeed. James Washington has worked with the organization for four years in various capacities but now serves as the executive administrator.

Philadelphia’s youth advocates have been pushing for a change in the foster care system. Each year, nearly one thousand youth age out of the system. What happens after that?