February 09 2012
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Right on the Money: Youth-serving Agencies Raise Money on Groupon
Ask NCFY: How Can Transitional Living Programs Keep Landlords Happy?
Primary Sources: How Can Residential Treatment Help Sexually Exploited Girls?
New Slideshow: Street Soccer USA Takes Aim at Youth Homelessness
Q&A: Heather Higgins of The Upside Down Organization on the Teen Brain and Trauma
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The nationwide deal-a-day site Groupon -- with more than 100 million subscribers -- recently launched a program called “G-Team,” offering nonprofits a chance to raise money and reach people they may never have reached before. NCFY asks two youth-serving agencies that have taken advantage of the opportunity to share their tips.
Q: Our transitional living program is, for the first time, planning to house youth in their own apartments around our city. What can we do to make sure our youth are good tenants and don't have issues with their landlords?
Young people who have been sexually exploited often run away from a residential treatment program and return to the streets.They may also lack engagement in the program, behave aggressively and abuse substances. Learn what administrators at Germaine Lawrence, a residential treatment facility for adolescent young women in Massachusetts, did to prevent these situations.
A new NCFY slideshow features photos from the 2011 Street Soccer USA Cup, as well as the stories of homeless youth who played in the tournament.
NCFY spoke with Heather Higgins about adolescent brain development, trauma and healthy ways to stimulate a young person's frontal lobes.
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