History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
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Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
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Recession pushes teens, young adults to the edge
- 02-08-2010
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Education Week
On one of the coldest days of the new year, Antonio Larkin found himself without a place to stay — again. So the 22-year-old called a familiar number and was greeted by a familiar voice: "You wait there. We'll be there to get you." When outreach manager Stephanie Taylor and other staffers from Covenant House Michigan pulled up, Larkin was standing in the gray snow outside his ex-girlfriend's apartment building; his world's possessions in three, beat up travel bags. Larkin is among the untold thousands of Detroit's teens and young adults struggling to get by in a disastrous economy that has left their families without jobs or homes. Making matters worse is the organizations that help them are grappling with tough financial issues of their own. Some are cutting programs, others are scaling back on how many people they serve, but none of them is giving up. (more...)
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