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		<title>Help save a voice for L.A. County&#8217;s foster youth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 20:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mainstream media covers foster care from an adult perspective—reports of child deaths and the latest in a string of new department chiefs. But these front-page headlines don’t capture what the youth go through every day in a system that is supposed to act as a parent but is a far cry from that. Only L.A. Youth provides a voice to the 20,000 foster youth in L.A. County: William writing about his two years on the streets, a girl who felt abandoned by society when she lived on skid row, Susan’s anger at being overmedicated, Charles thankful for being adopted, Jeff struggling on his own after aging out at 18. And the list goes on.]]></description>
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		<title>L.A. Youth facing closure needs your help</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=490</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have seen this L.A. Times article about how like many non-profits, L.A. Youth is struggling and may have to close its doors. We have to raise $500,000 by May 15 (donate by clicking that link) or L.A. Youth will shut down after the current school year. The heartbreaking thing about L.A. Youth facing closure is...]]></description>
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		<title>What are we telling students about our priorities for California&#8217;s future?</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=477</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first injustice kids learn to recognize is hypocrisy. And right now that’s one of the lessons we’re teaching them about education and opportunity. From the moment kids walk through the kindergarten doors their schools are pushing them to aim for college, and with good reason. Even in the slow recovery from the worst economic...]]></description>
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		<title>A new partnership with Huffington Post</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=469</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we had our first story re-published on Huffington Post as part of a new partnership, and we couldn't be more pleased by the attention it got.
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We recently agreed to send them a story about once a week for use on Huffington Post High School, which has content written by teens. The first story we sent was our November-December cover, "What now?", by an undocumented immigrant who worries he won't be able to go to college. It's a good story about a hot-button issue so we weren't surprised that it got as much attention as it did.]]></description>
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		<title>The story behind the story: A discussion with former dropouts</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=453</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behind the scenes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diploma Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dropout rate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are always looking to collaborate with other organizations to help us bring diverse perspectives to the paper. We're really excited about our latest collaboration, which resulted in the cover story for our January-February issue: a discussion with former dropouts who are back in school thanks to a new LAUSD program. We were thankful for the chance to bring attention to an important issue (the dropout rate was 25 percent in 2009-10, according to LAUSD) and the Diploma Project,  a federally-funded dropout prevention program.]]></description>
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		<title>Opening dependency court is a complicated issue</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=443</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year ago, we first heard about a proposal to open dependency court proceedings to the public. As advocates of a free press who believe in an open government, we were initially supportive and wrote a short blog post about it. But as we've heard about opposition to open courts from foster youth and their attorneys, we've realized that the issue is more complicated and it's best not to take a position. ]]></description>
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		<title>One city, two neighborhoods, nothing in common</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=436</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently visited friends in Pacific Palisades, my hometown for 25 years as my children were  growing up. “Are you still working with those kids?” inquired one of the dinner guests. “Yes, I’m looking forward to our 25th anniversary in January 2013. Lots more stories to share with our readers.&#8221; “We’re all in transition, spending...]]></description>
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		<title>Behind the scenes: Disconnect between adults&#8217; conceptions of teens and reality</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=432</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behind the scenes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[downloading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[file sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIAA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the newest story we published on layouth.com Christian Santiago writes about why he no longer illegally downloads music. Christian writes about how he realized that downloading music from peer-to-peer file-sharing sites steals money from the independent artists he really likes. I thought I didn’t have to buy music because artists were making money anyway....]]></description>
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		<title>A foster youth program shuts its doors</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=424</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foster Youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started our Foster Youth Writing Project in 2003, one of the biggest hurdles I faced was outreach -- how to get the word out about our program to foster agencies and recruit teen writers. In those first few years, I wasn't sure if we'd have enough stories to fulfill our grant requirements. So I was really grateful (and still am) to the adults who provided the support needed to make sure a foster youth was able to participate and finish his or her story. Lynne at The Linden Center encouraged her students to write and emphasized what a great opportunity it was. Another adult who went above and beyond was Ilia, a recent law school grad who had started Fostering Imagination, a nonprofit providing foster youth with extracurricular activities. So it was sad to see her email yesterday saying that after six years, they had to close their doors because of the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>The defining characteristics of excellent youth media</title>
		<link>http://why.layouth.com/?p=417</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behind the scenes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We received a request about a month ago asking how we recognize quality youth journalism/media. Those asking specifically said that they wanted to get beyond the ‘I know it when I see it’ approach and &#8220;explore indicators or criteria that others have found useful for determining what is quality journalism.&#8221; Here&#8217;s what we came up with:...]]></description>
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