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3.7KGroup Seeks to End ICE Collaborations With Local Law Enforcement
Sitting cross-legged on the pavement, his right arm locked into a bright blue painted tire weighed down by cement and blocking the...
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1.6KSummer Programming Is Good Opportunity to Teach Cultural Sensitivity
Kyle Kashuv, a conservative, Jewish student who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, made headlines because his admission to Harvard University was...
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2.3KNew York Theater Stages ‘Antigone in Ferguson’
The Greek play “Antigone” tells the story of a defiant woman sentenced to death by a king who refuses to practice mercy....
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3.7KWallace Report: Cities Provide Lessons on Data Management in After-school Systems
Eight U.S. cities worked to develop and manage data in their citywide after-school systems over four years. A look back at their...
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1.2KDisadvantaged Urban Student Education and Human Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Race/Ethnicity, Minority Students, Human Services | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: July 26, 2019
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2.4KSustainability of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System
The Urban Institute evaluates the effectiveness and sustainability of providing housing and services to high-need families in the child welfare system. The...
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2.6KFamilies Move From the Shadows to Power in West Phoenix
When someone broke into Viri Hernandez’s West Phoenix home in 2012, she called the police. But she quickly realized the officers who...
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1.9KNew York City Bill That Would Tweak Gang Database Gets Heated Hearing
In the early morning hours of April 27, 2016, Kraig Lewis was up late studying for his statistics final. A graduate student...
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2.5KAfter-school Programming Strengthens Career Exploration
Youth need to participate in active learning opportunities that cultivate their interests and promote positive growth. Youth also need educational experiences that...
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2.4KAtlanta Expert Says ‘Great Gun Divide’ Can Suffocate Safety Lessons
Guns are everywhere you think they’re not. Guns have been found on the floor of a movie theater and in the diaper...
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6.9KStates Use Tuition Waivers to Support College Enrollment of Youth in Foster Care
More first-generation, low-income students and students of color, including youth in foster care, are enrolling in college than ever before. However, youth...
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3.6KGun Violence in South Outpaces Other Regions For Many Reasons
The mother left and two teens were alone in the house. It took the 13-year-old son 10 minutes to find the gun....
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1.6K2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 30th edition of its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, giving a comprehensive overview of child...
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2.8KWashington State Tries Host Homes, Permanency Navigators for Homeless Teens
Nataya Foss remembers being told that she would soon have to leave the shelter. She had been staying in one of Washington...
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2.1KWhat Youth-serving Groups Can Learn By Using Frameworks From Other Fields
I am known to borrow tips, tricks and tools from all kinds of sources. I rely on a multitude of frameworks from...
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2.6KDennis Quirin Selected as Next Executive Director of the Raikes Foundation
Dennis Quirin has been selected as the next executive director of the Raikes Foundation effective in September. He replaces Erin Kahn, who...
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1.2KChildren’s Environmental Health Improvement Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Environment, Health, Minority Children/Youth, Community | Amount: $70,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: July 12, 2019 (LOI)
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3.6KNational Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2019
The Trevor Project recently released results from the largest-ever survey of LGBTQ youth across the country. The report shows that nearly 40%...
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4.0KNew Mexico Program for Foster Youth Starts With Basic Needs
It has been a long haul for Melvin Lasiloo to get from where he started to attending community college classes in his...
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3.1KChicago Benchmarking Collaborative: Data Project May Be Model for Other Nonprofits
A colorful mosaic of smiling children brightens the wall outside Christopher House near Logan Square in Chicago. Inside the building is a...
