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GRANT FOCUS: Youth Suicide Prevention/Intervention, Youth Mental Health, Mental Healthcare Access | Amount: Up...
GRANT FOCUS: Higher Education, Youth Leadership, Career Training/Development, Workforce Readiness | Amount: $2,000,000 |...
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Offenders, Juvenile Recidivism, Research | Amount: Up to $4,000,000...
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development/Improvement, Arts/Culture, Environment, Alaska, Hawaii | Amount: $5,000+ | Deadline: June...
GRANT FOCUS: Teen Parenting, Mentally Ill Youth, Mental Health, Transitional Living, Youth Welfare |...
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Youth Development, Youth Leadership, Social Change, Civic Engagement | Amount: $10,000...
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Literacy, Reading, PreK-12, School Library, Early/Pediatric Literacy, Book Access | Amount:...
GRANT FOCUS: Job/Career Training, Career Pathways/Development/Exploration, Workforce Readiness | Amount: Up to $9,000,000 |...
GRANT FOCUS: Teacher/Educator Professional Development, Education, Job/Career Training | Amount: $1,000,000 - $6,000,000 |...
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Job/Career Training, Workforce Development, Apprenticeship | Amount: $2,326,108 - $156,286,824 |...
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Substance Use/Abuse, Juvenile Justice Data, Diversion, Youth Outcomes | Amount:...
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Arts/Culture, Education, Social/Direct Services, Vermont | Amount: $500 - $25,000 |...
Karen Pittman and Merita Irby speak with Katherine Plog Martinez about her research, her...
School-based mentorship programs help students navigate financial aid, college admissions and stay on track.
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Karen Pittman talks with Michael Smith about building pathways to success for opportunity youth.
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