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A New Era for Girls: Taking Stock on 25 Years of Progress

UNICEF analyzes the progress made in improving the rights of women and girls over the past 25 years, showing that drastic improvements...

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Gun Violence Work Could Use Billions of Dollars in Victim Assistance Funds

Gun violence in the United States has rapidly become a problem that has touched the lives of millions of people. Whether directly...

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David Hiller Retires as President and CEO of Robert R. McCormick Foundation

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation announces the retirement of its president and CEO, David D. Hiller, after nearly 11 years leading the...

Community Public Spaces Improvement Project Grants; wellness center employees with grants check

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Community Public Spaces Improvement Project Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Community Development, Safety, Recreation | Amount: $5,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Mar. 24, 2020

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Creative Education Project Small Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Educator/Teacher Support, Academic Achievement, Education Innovation | Amount: Up to $500 | Deadline: Mar. 31, 2020

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Is It Time to Rethink Foster Care For LGBTQ Youth?

Youth who enter the foster care system in New Mexico and nationally tend to be between the ages of 1 and 10...

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Las Cruces, New Mexico, Legislator Helping Fight Childhood Trauma

With some time to kill the day before the 2018 Thanksgiving break, William Soules, a math and social studies teacher at Oñate...

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New Mexico Legislature Racks Up Successes, Losses, Compromises for Foster Youth

With Family First Act implementation underway, editorials and articles proliferate, many articulating nervousness among residential providers. With their revenue models under attack,...

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N.M. Legislature Also Worked on Intersecting Foster Care Issues

There were both victories and setbacks for foster youth during the 2020 New Mexico Legislature in terms of bills that directly deal...

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Occupancy Tax Has Potential to Help New Mexican Kids, CYFD Expert Says

A cursory look at the proposed laws sponsored by southeastern New Mexico lawmakers during the 2020 Legislature gives the impression that they...

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A Future for the World’s Children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission

A new report commissioned by the WHO and UNICEF lays out a bold-but-necessary vision for the future of our children in an...

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New York Residential Facilities Should Only Be Used Like ERs for Children

With Family First Act implementation underway, editorials and articles proliferate, many articulating nervousness among residential providers. With their revenue models under attack,...

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Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Belongs in Dustbin, New Research Shows

Last week, a committee of the Idaho Legislature did something that, in the politics of child welfare, is revolutionary. The committee took...

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Jacksonville Organization Attacks Violence, Blight With Holistic Approach

On Nov. 14, Gary Ervin attended a vigil for a young life cut tragically short by gun violence. Days earlier, a 15-year-old...

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Paul Tutwiler’s Mission of Revitalizing Communities Takes Him Back to His Roots

A black and white picture of schoolchildren hangs on the wall of Paul Tutwiler’s office. He’s not related to any of the...

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The Lasting Benefits of Early College High Schools

The American Institutes for Research provides an overview of key findings from different research projects focused on the efficacy and benefits of...

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Trauma for Youth Is Everywhere … But We Can Heal It in Newark

On a sunny afternoon in 2006, I was driving my four sons to a cookout in Newark, N.J., my hometown. We had...

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Atlanta Organization Emphasizes Cultural, Historical Knowledge For Black Adolescent Boys

A small nonprofit in Atlanta fills what its founder considers a critical gap for black adolescent boys — a chance to explore...

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Nicola Diamond Appointed Chief Operating Officer at Urban Alliance

Urban Alliance recently appointed 30-year public school system veteran, Nicola Diamond, as its new chief operating officer. She has already begun work...