Below is an excerpt from Meaning Making: 8 Values that Drive America’s Newest Generations. Follow along on the blog for more excerpts, check out the additional resources on our Meaning Making page, and buy the book here. One of the simplest aspects of growing is through learning and being stretched outside a person’s comfort
While the debate continues about returning to schools while COVID-19 lingers, caring for young people in either circumstance is the critical issue. Parents, educators, and health officials across the country are working to figure out how, and in some cases, if students can go back to school. While the Center for Disease
Balancing the concerns of mental and physical health during a pandemic requiring isolation is tricky for a generation already prone to extreme loneliness. NPR recently ran a story titled Why Some Young People Fear Social Isolation More Than COVID-19. It’s a heart-rending look at how young people are balancing the mental
Springtide™ Research Institute is headquartered in a suburb just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. We have felt first-hand the expressions of outrage and resilience, grief and hope that have spilled out of this city and into the world following the murder of George Floyd, and we are encouraged by the energy and
The time for creativity is now Leaders, this is your moment. What the world needs right now are innovative and forward-thinking approaches for connecting with young people. If you haven’t yet realized that more than a band-aid approach is needed to get you through this time of uncertainty, then this quote,
Jerry Ruff, our inaugural writer and managing editor, is retiring at the end of March. We’ve been so grateful to have his experience and guiding hand to help us develop our voice and perspective as we have built and launched Springtide over the last year. I’ve asked him to write a reflection at this moment for a
As the United States and much of the global community comes to terms with social distancing, it’s worth taking a minute to pause and consider all of the people who feel lonely and isolated even during the best of times. We can learn important lessons by understanding these expressions of
About a decade ago, a friend of mine was hired as an associate rabbi of a large synagogue community. She was given a healthy portfolio of responsibilities—teach, preach, etc.—and also tasked with a new project devised by the elders of the community: build a young adult community exclusively for Millennials. Working on the
“Lonely? You’re not alone. America’s young people are suffering from a lack of meaningful connection” At Springtide, we believe no young person should have to navigate life’s important questions alone. Yet alone is how many young people experience themselves. Alone is how they feel. The data confirms that many of
By Rabbi Elan Babchuck As you’re reading this post, there’s an 85% chance that you’re crouched over your smartphone, which means that I’ve got fewer than 15 seconds to convince you to keep reading. So here goes: about a dozen companies and agencies are currently tracking your location, movement, taps, and clicks on your phone, and