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City of Dallas Wins 74th Annual All-America City Award for Creating Thriving Communities Through Youth Engagement in Denver, Colorado

By Lindsey Holzmeister

This article first appeared here. The National Civic League honored Dallas, Texas on Sunday, among ten 74th Annual All-America City recipients. “We are happy to designate Dallas as an All-America City,” said National Civic League president Doug Linkhart. “Through their application and presentation, they showed that they are among the best in America at engaging

Dallas City of Learning Summer 2022 Report

By Lindsey Holzmeister

Annual Dallas City of Learning Report Finds a Rebound in Access and Dosage with the Return to Face-to-Face Programming Dallas City of Learning (DCoL), launched in 2014, represents a collection, or ecosystem, of organizations focused on providing programming to youth during out-of-school time and other non-traditional learning spaces. Through these learning experiences youth have the opportunity to

A Case for More Youth Justice Programming

By Lindsey Holzmeister

Big Thought Institute analyzed data from local juvenile services departments to examine the hypothesis that there are opportunities for youth to avoid prolonged detention and benefit from community-based programming in connection with diversion and probation dispositions.