Lucy standing outdoors next to her classmate

Processing the Pandemic

How Trusted Adults Can Show Up & Show Care Next week, Springtide is releasing The New Normal: 8 Ways to Care for Gen Z in a Post-Pandemic World. I’ve had a chance to help write the guide and sift through the 2,500 survey responses we received from 13-25-year-olds, asking about their experiences during

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Finding Real Mentors in College

My two favorite times in high school were: first, when I was accepted for the Post-Secondary Enrollment Option the local community college; and second, when I graduated. There is a definite similarity between these two moments: I was blessed with and happy for the opportunity to leave my high school because,

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How The Bay is Building Community Through COVID-19

With social distancing parameters in place across the United States, nonprofit organizations serving youth and young adults have had to find creative ways to engage and connect with the young people who would typically participate in their on-site programs. Challenges for gathering in person through the coronavirus pandemic have been

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Meet the Cofounders of Teens Helping Seniors

When social distancing measures went into effect in spring 2020, vulnerable populations, like senior citizens, were deemed high-risk for experiencing life-threatening symptoms related to COVID-19. There was increased uncertainty regarding how elderly and immunocompromised populations might safely navigate grocery stores for obtaining food, medications, and necessary supplies.  Two young people in Silver Spring, Maryland—Dhruv Pai, age

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Meet Christian, the Teen Who Created Our Podcast Music

The Voices of Young People Podcast from Springtide Research Institute features original music from Christian Unthank, a 14-year-old high school student in New York who designed and produced the music heard in every episode. Christian created our podcast’s theme music right as social distancing and stay-at-home orders were going into effect across the United States in response to the coronavirus pandemic. We wanted to

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Have You Heard? The Voices of Young People Podcast

Springtide is dedicated to listening to the voices of young people. We do this through our quantitative and qualitative data; we do this by tuning into the trends and movements in the wider sociological landscape, and we do this in a particularly literal sense with our Voices of Young People

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At Home Creativity: Emilie, Age 26 

In response to the new found realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the  At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative

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At Home Creativity: Makida, Age 21

In response to the newfound realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative works responding to the prompt, “How

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At Home Creativity: Juliana, Age 15

In response to the newfound realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative works responding to the prompt, “How

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At Home Creativity: Conner, Age 23

In response to the newfound realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative works responding to the prompt, “How

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