Youth & Children

Seminary helped me understand sacred activism; now I teach it to my high school students

We can trust young people to handle complexity and think critically, especially when they have the necessary tools, language and space to reflect.

By Khristi Lauren Adams Author

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A nonprofit focused on young people’s success has built a championship soccer program

Partnering with local churches, the reVision Football Club in Houston has made high-quality soccer training available to players from marginalized neighborhoods. More than 40 have gone on to compete in college.

By Lindsay Peyton Journalist

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With study, care and patience, a church makes a long-term commitment to help one family at a time

Partnered with other faith communities in their city, a small Virginia congregation has spent decades investing in families for the long haul.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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‘Love Made Me an Inventor: The Story of Maggy Barankitse’

A professor of ethics recounts the story and impact of humanitarian Maggy Barankitse in a new book.

By David Toole

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An organization working with immigrants cultivates joy and hope while offering support services

Casa Chirilagua serves as a hub for programming, outreach and connection in northern Virginia.

By Marissa Martinez Journalist

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Being a teenager can be particularly hard right now, but hope lingers on

As they head into summer, teenagers may find that world events mean a less restorative season than usual. Adults can help by being attentive and truly listening to them.

By Khristi Lauren Adams Author

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Trusting youth to lead

As some churches scramble for a quick solution to waning youth programs, a Lexington, Kentucky, church has found success in building over time and empowering their young people as leaders.

By Kory Wilcoxson Pastor and journalist

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Restorative justice practices teach high school students to share stories and resolve conflict

A nonprofit hosts conversation circles in schools as part of its commitment to healing trauma and preventing violence in Chicago’s Bronzeville community.

By Alison Bowen Journalist

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Advice for Epiphany: ‘Keep your eyes on the baby!’

Watching a 2-year-old reminds a loving grandmother of the way Epiphany grounds us, revealing a baby — the Christ child.

By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals Spiritual director and retreat leader

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Helping children of the incarcerated during Black August

Food insecurity among children who have a parent in jail or prison is an often-overlooked consequence of the U.S. prison-industrial complex. This month’s commemoration of the struggle for Black liberation is an opportunity to highlight that, writes a food justice activist.

By Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais Writer, pastor, public theologian and food justice activist

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Luis Cortés: Esperanza builds an ‘opportunity community’ for Latinos in Philadelphia

Institution building is key to developing a new generation of leaders, says the founder and CEO of one of the nation’s largest Hispanic-serving faith-based nonprofits.