Youth Today
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2.0KFive vital questions to ask when hiring a consultant
You are stretched thin and considering hiring a consultant or contractor. You are looking for someone who can provide an outside perspective...
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3.9KSome parents of schoolkids with Down syndrome, with their higher risks of COVID-19 harms, are relieved by vaccinations
Most American families with school children have yet to embrace the new, lower-dose COVID shot for kids, with the Kaiser Family Foundation...
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2.1KDenise Scott named first woman president at LISC
Denise Scott is the new president of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the first woman to hold this position in...
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1.3KInsurer agrees to $800M settlement in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization's largest insurers...
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2.0KFostering a healthy relationship between a nonprofit’s CEO and board chair
A common truth exists across the nonprofit sector, bridging organizations of all sizes, shapes, and subsectors. It shines like a beacon from...
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1.6KQ&A: RAND’s Jennifer McCombs on shifts in summer school
In her 20 years as a researcher at RAND Corporation, the last 10 of which she has focused on afterschool, Jennifer McCombs...
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2.1KU.S. Surgeon General advisory: Protecting youth mental health
The U.S. Surgeon General releases a new advisory discussing the need to urgently address the youth mental health crisis across the nation.
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8.3KA New York City initiative will Venmo homeless youth and young adults cash for rent
Next month, a $2 million pilot project will deposit $550 twice a month into the bank accounts of 30 to 40 homeless,...
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1.6KAmerican Rescue Plan grants $85M to 106 Georgia nonprofits helping students cope with pandemic
Afterschool and summer programs for Georgia students affected by the coronavirus pandemic are expanding thanks to $85 million in federal grant funding....
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2.0KPandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll...
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4.1KLack of special ed teachers keeps some autistic students ill-prepared for college or work
“My son didn’t receive failing grades,” said Eric’s mother, who asked to go unnamed. “Every report card had a ‘P’ for passing...
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2.2KAmerican Rescue Plan funds fuel expansion in afterschool programs
Billions of dollars earmarked for afterschool programs in the American Rescue Plan have begun to flow into programs nationwide, setting some on...
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3.1KSummer camps brace for another year of social emotional fallout from pandemic
How are summer camps handling changes in the campers and the young counselors caused by the ongoing pandemic? Temper tantrums. Panic attacks....
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3.4KQ&A: Michael Funk discusses California’s publicly-funded universal afterschool and summer programming
After decades working in youth development, including his current role as California's afterschool czar, Michael Funk has reached retirement age. But he...
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1.3KNational youth employment initiative grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Employment, Job/Career Training, Youth Development, Youth Leadership | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 31, 2022
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2.3KRural Appalachian parks departments ‘train trauma’ to support youth
Like many rural communities, Elizabethton is struggling with a shrinking population and dim opportunities for work, education and recreation, especially for young...
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1.9KRebecca Benghiat appointed president and COO of the Jed Foundation
Rebecca Benghiat has been chosen to lead the youth mental health and suicide prevention nonprofit, The Jed Foundation (JED), as its president...
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3.3KSlow internet limits opportunities for rural New Mexico youth
New Mexico ranks last in the US for internet access, with 25 percent of students without access, according to the State of...
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1.8KQ&A: Long Island diversion court’s revamp seeks collaboration among trauma-focused child welfare and juvenile agencies and youths’ families
Launched in summer 2021 as an expansion of the incarceration-diversion program, Long Island, N.Y.'s ConcepTS also stands for “collaboration, oversight, nurturing, community,...
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1.9KKids’ Share 2021: Report on federal expenditures on children through 2020 and future projections
The Urban Institute publishes the 15th edition of its annual analysis of federal spending on children and how it will change over...
