Youth Today
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2.8KFrom the FieldUnmet demand for afterschool programs is painfully high: 3 in 4 youth missing out
Middle- and lower-income families struggle to access afterschool programs because of cost, availability and accessibility.
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1.1KGrantsHumanities in higher education revitalization program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Humanities Education, Higher Education, Education Innovation | Amount: Up to $300,000 | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025 (concept papers)
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1.5KGrantsGrants for people with physical disabilities to buy adaptive sports equipment
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Adaptive Sports, Youth w/ Disabilities, Sports Access, Physical Activity | Amount: Up to $3,500 | Deadline: Nov. 14,...
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1.4KGrantsNative American and Alaska Native community development grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Communities, Native/Tribal Youth, Housing, Public Health/Safety | Amount: $500,000 - $2,000,000 | Deadline: Nov. 24, 2025
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4.0KFrom the FieldQ&A with Michaela Leslie-Rule on “How We See Us”
Katherine Plog Martinez talks with Leslie-Rule about writing “How We See Us”.
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4.6KFrom the FieldWhat back-to-school season reveals about youth in foster care — and the attendance crisis
Foster youth miss school, repeat grades and drop out more compared to their peers.
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473GrantsGrants for educators to fund humane alternatives for classroom animal dissection projects
GRANT FOCUS: Science Education, Biology Education, Teacher/Educator Support, Classroom Grant | Amount: Up to $1,000 | Deadline: Nov. 19, 2025
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2.5KGrantsRhode Island K-12 arts-in-education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, Education, Arts/Culture, K-12, Rhode Island | Amount: $500 - $1,000 | Deadline: Oct. 27, 2025
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2.6KGrantsGrants for nonprofits helping youth navigate artificial intelligence in their lives
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Youth and AI/Technology, Job/Career Training, Youth Mental Health | Amount: $25,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: October 24, 2025
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1.9KGrantsQueens, NYC arts and culture project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts/Culture, Artist Support, Community Projects, Queens, NYC | Amount: $2,500 - $5,000 | Deadline: Nov. 18, 2025
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2.2KOpinionIs the youth development field confident enough about its contributions to learning to disrupt K-12 education?
We must recognize the youth development and OST fields as complementary systems that are too important to ignore and essential.
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1.1KGrantsGrants for projects/initiatives benefiting Maryland youth
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development/Wellbeing, Youth Engagement, Nonprofit Support, Maryland | Amount: $5,000 or $10,000 | Deadline: Nov. 1, 2025
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1.6KGrantsFarm to school program implementation grants
GRANT FOCUS: School Food/Lunch, Healthy Food Access, Nutrition, Student Health | Amount: $100,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Dec. 5, 2025
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1.4KFrom the FieldEvolving with teens: Building programs to keep them connected through grief
Childhood grief can resurface as milestones magnify the absence of someone and many youth do not have the capacity to work through...
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1.8KFrom the FieldFrom curiosity to action: Learn to engage youth in YPAR
In youth participatory action research (YPAR), youth and adults partner together for a cycle of research and action.
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1.5KGrantsCommunity-based violence intervention and prevention grants
GRANT FOCUS: Violence Prevention/Intervention, Community Safety, Gangs, Gun Violence | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: Oct. 27, 2025
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4.4KFrom the FieldQ&A with Michael Crawford, America Succeeds
Karen Pittman speaks with Michael Crawford, Ph.D. of America Succeeds about its goals, including why they have joined the Alliance for Youth...
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588GrantsScholarships for youth leading fight against food insecurity
GRANT FOCUS: Food Insecurity, Childhood Hunger, Youth-led Projects, Youth Leadership, Scholarship | Amount: $15,000+ | Deadline: Nov. 5, 2025
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1.0KGrantsSanta Fe area middle school student support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Middle School Student Support, Education, SEL, Youth Well-being, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Nov. 1, 2025
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837GrantsPhiladelphia area child and caregiver mental and behavioral healthcare access improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Healthcare Access, Caregiver Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Amount: Up to $1,000,000 | Deadline: Oct. 23, 2025
