RESEARCH IN ACTION
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health recently published the country’s first peer-reviewed study on street outreach worker programs. The study finds that using street outreach workers is an effective strategy in youth violence prevention and intervention. Continue Reading »
GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
In 2003, a group of girls in the Dorchester area of Boston complained that women were demeaned and disrespected by talk and lyrics on local radio shows. They began GRLZ Radio, based at St. Mary’s Women’s and Children’s Center. Teen girls from this mostly minority neighborhood learn radio technology and develop content relevant to their lives.
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Featuring GRLZ Radio, a grantee of the Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation, the Charles Hayden Foundation, the Clipper Ship Foundation and the Rutland Corner Foundation.
GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Poor safety training, risk of violence such as robbery and exposure to sexual harassment are concerns for teens working in after school or summer jobs.
Teens at Work, a project of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health teaches young people to educate their peers about workplace health and safety and to advocate for policy change.
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Featuring MASSCOSH, a grantee of the Clipper Ship Foundation and the Herman and Frieda Miller Foundation.
