A C for Unsplash+ In northern Alberta, a restorative justice program is making a huge difference in a closely-knit community. With just 68,000 residents, putting someone from Fort McMurray in prison or juvenile detention has a big impact. Instead, a restorative justice program established for the town’s youth in 2022 has been expanded to include … Read more
Lake Belton High School volleyball team join seniors at Woodland Cottages What started as a simple chair volleyball game at a senior living community in Belton, Texas, has grown into a meaningful intergenerational friendship. The sporty seniors, who proudly call themselves “The Hit Squad,” regularly host friendly chair volleyball matches with members of the Lake … Read more
credit – Pie Factory Music One of England’s poorest coastal towns is filled with “hope and relief” after their last youth center was saved from closure. The nonprofit Pie Factory Music has been based in Ramsgate, on the coast of Kent, for 13 years. It offers counseling, employment advice, life-skills, creative projects, or just a … Read more
Brothers in India recycled a million kg of trash in 14 cities – OneStepGreener’s YouTube channel Youth comes with gifts: one of them is the inability to recognize when you should be intimidated. When two teenagers in New Delhi wanted to do something to improve the city’s waste collection, age and experience would have told … Read more
Zoe Kampf and Sean Folloder – Courtesy of Zoe Kampf Engaged to be wed this month, a young Texan wrangled the support of an entire preschool class to throw his fiancée a surprise bridal shower. Walking into her preschool class at Shlenker school in Houston, Zoe Kampf was surprised by a troupe of children dressed … Read more
CRYJ juvenile criminal justice center in Montana – submitted by CRYJ In Montana, a focus on restorative justice is reducing juvenile recidivism through a nonprofit program that engages them, rather than punishes them. The nonprofit believes that it’s actually far more challenging for juvenile offenders to look their victims in the eye and explain why … Read more
– An image from social media just before the fire Out of the fire that claimed over 40 young lives in Switzerland on New Year’s Eve comes a story of heroism and coincidence that allowed an Italian Swiss father to help rescue 10 of the youth trapped inside the underground venue. In the Swiss town … Read more
Quilen Blackwell – credit, CNN Newsroom, released Hope and opportunity are blossoming on the South Side of Chicago where a man and his wife have used flowers to help poor communities turn over a new leaf. Running two nonprofits, Southside Blooms and Chicago Eco House, Quilen Blackwell and his wife Hannah Bonham are helping at-risk … Read more
A recent local election in Virginia was surprising not only because of its outcome but because of its unusual civility. In Surrey County, Virginia, a 19-year-old had the courage and audacity to run against the incumbent Conservative for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors. But there was a catch: He would need … Read more
Screenshots from the Nyiyaparli living language project app – credit, supplied by Nyiyaparli Widi An Australian Aboriginal community with only 8 fluent speakers left has launched a mobile phone game to help reconnect their youth with the tongue of their ancestors. The game allows you to help preserve a wetland nature reserve where the community … Read more