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Federal Budgets dedicate a large portion of money to support children.

"Certain tax provisions account for a third of federal expenditures on children"

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The federal governments traditional approach to funding lare social service programs is in need of reform

"There have been 10 instances in which entire federal social program has been evaluated" using a method of random assignment and "nine of these evalutationns found weak or no positive effects"

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Allowing children to be active, especially in sports, can help increase the mental and physical health of the children.

"The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that exercising for just one hour a day strengthens the heart and lungs, regulates blood pressure and enhances well being"

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Adults out side of a child's home can help create a judgement free space where kids can express their worries and goals freely.

"life experiences as well as those with different perspectives to build their empathy and understanding"

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The problems that these programs are designed to address have not gone away.

"Our nations official poverty rate today is 13.2 percent, higher than in 1973"

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Less goverment money is going toward the youth.

According to the chart, Federal spending on children is declining in the budget over the next 10 years.

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The nations financial outlook is continuing on a unstable path as it spends on unnecessary organizations.

"Tax provisions constituted 35% of all federal expenditures on children"

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Young people choose to support government intervention as a result of rational ignorance.

"Our government spends more than it can extract from taxpayers"

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There are ways communities can help low income families involve children in sports.

"The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department provides a free spring baseball league for all boys and girls ages 4-18"

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Not all states spend the same amount of money on the education of their students.

The chart shows the average amount of money each states pays for a single student to attend public school from k-12.

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It's difficult to obtain money because taxes are required, making one feel as if they are making money while loosing it from the other end.

" The federal tax code both requires and incentivizes our employers to transfer a bunch of what we earned directly to insurance"

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Mentors help kids felt seen and heard

"an effective youth mentor does more than share their own success story"

"They appreciated how their mentors gave them space to talk and work through their problems together."

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Supporting the youth and implementing programs to provide teens with healthy outlets as opposed to theft and substance abuse.

"Activities ... and an assortment of after school classes centered around [the arts] ... are found throughout Iceland. This has given anxious teens a range of healthy outlets to explore themselves, simultaneously boosting their psychological and physical health."

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Countries that have implemented new programs to provide help for teens with substance abuse problems have seen a dramatic decrease in alcohol, drug, and cigarette use

"by the late 1900's teens in Iceland had seen some of the highest rates of underage drinking in all of Europe. Today, however you'd never even know it as the country recently topped the list for Europe's 'cleanest-living teens'"

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There is still money going into programs to help the youth however they have not made much of an impact.

"The small increase in U.S. spending on childhood programs comes in large from multiple expansions of the Earned income tax credit ... [which has] helped reduce child poverty in America although one in seven children -- or 11 million of them -- still remain in poverty."

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People are annoyed which what the government is putting its money into and it is hard to contribute to the children as they don't have a say in where any federal funds go themselves.

"'Elderly people vote; children do not'"

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While it is true that youth programs can be costly in communities, the benefits of supporting youth greatly out way the negatives as they provide opportunities and fulfill our mentor obligations. 

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While it is true that youth programs can be costly in communities, the benefits of supporting youth greatly out way the negatives as they provide opportunities and fulfill our mentor obligations. 

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The costs of youth programs are necessary in order to help provide good futures and stability in the community

Families who aren't financial eligible to provide the necessary physical activity for children's health can benefit on community support.

It can be difficult for children to prepare for their future and make big decisions at a young age; therefore, a community of adults must come in to support and pave a future for the youth.