Last week, a committee of the Idaho Legislature did something that, in the politics of child welfare, is revolutionary. The committee took...
GRANT FOCUS: Civic Engagement, Youth Development, Youth Services, Youth Voting, Volunteering | Amount: $15,000 | Deadline: Mar. 27, 2020
On Nov. 14, Gary Ervin attended a vigil for a young life cut tragically short by gun violence. Days earlier, a 15-year-old...
A black and white picture of schoolchildren hangs on the wall of Paul Tutwiler’s office. He’s not related to any of the...
The American Institutes for Research provides an overview of key findings from different research projects focused on the efficacy and benefits of...
On a sunny afternoon in 2006, I was driving my four sons to a cookout in Newark, N.J., my hometown. We had...
A small nonprofit in Atlanta fills what its founder considers a critical gap for black adolescent boys — a chance to explore...
Urban Alliance recently appointed 30-year public school system veteran, Nicola Diamond, as its new chief operating officer. She has already begun work...
Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad would not be where she is today were it not for her mentor, also an Olympic medalist in...
From training to practicing to now teaching, one of the key factors in psychotherapy that continually surfaces is countertransference (sorry self-care), which...
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Mental Health, Grief/Bereavement, Therapy, Counseling, Mentoring | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Mar. 9, 2020; July...
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Welfare, Drugs, Substance Abuse, Community | Amount: Up to $125,000 | Deadline: Apr. 3, 2020
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Safety, Violence, Domestic/Dating Violence, Sexual Violence | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: Mar. 30, 2020
What comes to mind when you hear the term foster care? More than likely, it is not the placement of children with...
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Education, Civic Engagement, Maryland | Amount: Up to $4,000 | Deadline: June 30, 2020
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth in Poverty | Amount: Up to $437,500 | Deadline: Apr. 6, 2020
She’s credited with being a “visionary,” “a role model” and a literal life-saver for some of the most vulnerable girls and young...
When Boy Scouts of America announced on Tuesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, youth development professionals had various responses....
True Colors United looks at 61 metrics in all 50 states to provide an overview of the challenges and barriers homeless youth...
Many out-of-school time programs experience frequent staff turnover, to the chagrin of leaders in the field. Some estimates put the turnover rate...