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Share with Youth: MyPlate Quiz

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This online quiz tests participants’ knowledge of nutrition and helps them find resources rooted in USDA Dietary Guidelines and personalized to their needs.

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Report: Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Student Loan Ombudsman

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This report highlights the difficulties reported by student borrowers due to persistent loan servicing failures and program disruptions. The report details how student borrowers have received relief through new income-driven repayment plans, cancellation programs, and various adjustments and program automation processes. However, borrowers indicate that servicing breakdowns, including inaccurate information provided by servicers, improperly processed payments, and delayed income driven payment applications have stymied their return to repayment.

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Resource: 2025–26 Counselor Resource for Completing the FAFSA® Form

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This resource (PDF, 42 pages) can help counselors and mentors guide students and their families through the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form.

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Adolescent Health
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Children of Incarcerated Parents
Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council
Civic Engagement
Dating Violence Prevention
Disabilities
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Expectant and Parenting Young Families
Family Engagement
Financial Capability & Literacy
Gang Involvement Prevention
Homelessness and Housing Instability
Juvenile Justice
Mental Health
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Opportunity Youth
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Pregnancy Prevention
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Transition & Aging Out
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  • Teen Driver Safety

Teen motor vehicle crashes can be prevented, and statistics indicate that annual teen fatal crashes have decreased...

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  • Children's Interagency Coordinating Council
  • Collaboration
The CICC was created to foster greater coordination and transparency on child policy across federal agencies and examine an array of cross-cutting…
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  • Health and Nutrition

Adolescence is an important time for promoting health and preventing disease.

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  • Civic Engagement
  • Service Learning

More than half of teenagers report participating in youth volunteer work, form of civic engagement.

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