Youth Today
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1.9KNewsSeeing is believing; students learn faster outdoors
ATLANTA — Students learn faster when they can see the evidence before their eyes, educators told Georgia lawmakers during a recent committee...
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2.8KNewsSomali community organization aims to train youth as health workers
Ilhan Omar, 23, a recent college graduate, aspiring social worker and daughter of Somali refugees, was concerned by how many people in...
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2.5K► ReportsDividing lines: Racially unequal school boundaries in US public school systems
The Urban Institute's Center on Education Data and Policy publishes a new research report highlighting the role that outdated school attendance and...
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2.6KNewsVaccine campaigns targeting youth face blowback
In most states, minors need the consent of their parents in order to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Navigating family politics in cases...
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2.0K► Nonprofit ToolboxThe fundraising secret no one talks about
Ah, the allure and mystery of fundraising. It is a topic that can evoke feelings ranging from disdain to bliss. After two...
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2.6KNewsAfterschool programs looked forward to a normal year. Then delta happened.
After a year of remote learning, experts worry students have fallen behind academically and are struggling socially and emotionally, having been isolated...
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2.6KGrantsEngaging the arts to build vaccine confidence grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Arts, Culture, Arts Education, Vaccines, Organizational Support | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: Oct. 14, 2021
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1.3KGrantsSanta Barbara area child care program support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Care, Child Development, Early Childhood, Child Welfare/Safety | Amount: $15,000 | Deadline: Oct. 8, 2021
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5.8KNewsAs a buffer against social media bullies, the disabled and their parents add their fact-focused voices to those platforms
“It often makes me feel as though the public at large would like families with disabilities to live out of sight and...
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3.4KNewsHow youth-serving organizations can teach civil discourse
Empowering youth to speak up about issues that matter to them is an important step toward self-awareness and community advocacy. This is...
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1.7KGrantsChildren/youth in nature and conservation project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Outdoor Activities, Children/Youth in Nature, Conservation | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021
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2.1KNewsNew Mexico education policy director resigns over remarks
An education policy expert has resigned her post at the New Mexico Legislature following a long-simmering controversy over remarks she made about...
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2.3KGrantsEducator professional development and support during COVID era grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Education, Educator Support, Career/Workforce Development | Amount: $2,000 or $5,000 | Deadline: Oct. 15, 2021
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1.2KGrantsD.C. area disadvantaged child healthcare grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Healthcare, Healthcare Access, Disadvantaged Children/Youth | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sept. 17, 2021
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5.1KOpinionElevating equity and community voice beyond the pandemic
UPDATE: New video added — Over the last eighteen months, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to tectonic shifts in the ways our...
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3.7KNewsCongress mulls ending federal program that OKs sub-minimum wages for workers with disabilities
After graduating from a Massachusetts technical high school, John Anton took a job in a sheltered workshop north of Boston where he...
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3.5KNewsJuvenile cases in 2019 dropped to the lowest level in 14 years, federal data show
Juvenile offenses involving property, drug and public order offenses, combined, declined in 2019 to their lowest levels since 2005, according to recently...
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1.6KGrantsCalifornia humanities organization COVID support and recovery grants
GRANT FOCUS: Humanities, Education, Organizational Support, COVID, California | Amount: $5,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Sept. 15, 2021
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834GrantsYouth leadership, relationship violence prevention and racial equity grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Youth Welfare, Youth Safety, Youth Leadership, Violence Prevention | Amount: Up to $200,000 | Deadline: Sept. 17, 2021...
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2.2KNewsMigrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children...
