Youth Build

A Missouri youth development leader says preventing disruptive teen gatherings requires communities to understand what motivates young people to participate in them. He believes the lingering effects of the pandemic are a pandemic of adverse behavior, and that mentoring, mental health support, and constructive activities should accompany accountability measures

Missouri supporters of the YouthBuild program say federal funding cuts could make it harder for young adults to earn a diploma, gain job skills, and build a path to long-term employment.

A new program has been putting young people to work in Cairo. The federally funded Youth Build program is helping ten youths get help with life skills and…