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Philadelphia App Links Youth to Resources and Services

Jeremy Loudenback, The Chronicle of Social Change • May 31, 2017

The Youth Matters: Philly app provides a searchable database of more than 350 resources and services aimed at youth from ages 14 to 26. The

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Real Life Real Issues Juvenile Justice: Education and Re-Integration / No "life, no parole" sentences for youth

Rich Copeland, WITF Smart Talk • May 25, 2017

Smart Talk concludes its four-part Real Life Real Issues series on the state's juvenile justice system with a look at maintaining the education of youth

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Foster-care kids need a chance to succeed

Marcia Hopkins, Philly Daily News • May 16, 2017

TRANSITIONING FROM adolescence to young adulthood is an arduous feat for anyone. Imagine going through this transition at 18, alone – looking for housing, maintaining

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This resource map for youth exiting foster care is live

Albert Hong, generocity.org • May 8, 2017

Youth Matters Philly, an app to help youth find local resources like shelters and food banks, was officially launched Monday, May 1, during a

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Juvenile Law Center Launches New App Designed To Help Young People

Cherri Gregg, CBS Philly • May 6, 2017

Juvenile Law Center launched new technology this week designed to help the hundreds of young people who age out of foster care every year.

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