Youth Today
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3.4KNewsGeorgetown University launches national project certifying correctional officials in practices designed to limit solitary confinement of juveniles
The Georgetown University Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is preparing to train this fall's inaugural class of juvenile justice executives and rank-and-file...
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2.7KNewsNew law gives juvenile offenders in Washington state same rights to a lawyer that adults have
Defendants who are 18 years old and younger will have the same access to legal counsel as adults in Washington, starting next...
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3.2KOpinionDisruptive students, often facing challenges at home and in their communities, deserve acts of “restorative justice”
This is how practitioners of restorative justice approach things: First, focus on building strong, authentic relationships in a community, including schools that...
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3.1K► ReportsLGBTQ youth suicide prevention in schools
The Trevor Project issues a new brief using data from its 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health discussing the inclusion...
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1.6K► Nonprofit ToolboxDonor communication key to successful program expansion, pivot
The ever-shifting conditions of the coronavirus pandemic have forced many nonprofits to adapt their programming on the fly, but responsiveness and clear...
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1.6KGrantsVaccine equity resource hub project grant
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Vaccines, Vaccine Equity, BIPOC Communities, Community Health | Amount: $900,000 - $1.25 million | Deadline: Sept. 7, 2021
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2.0KGrantsCommunity improvement, STEM education and safety program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, STEM Education, Safety, Community Improvement | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2021
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2.3KNewsRecord delta wave hits kids, raises fear as US schools open
With the highly contagious delta variant spreading across the U.S., children are filling hospital intensive care beds instead of classrooms in record...
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896GrantsNew England child health and disease research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Pediatrics, Research, Child Development, Healthcare, New England | Amount: $165,000 | Deadline: Sept. 22, 2021
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2.2KNewsAnti-violence internship program finds flexibility in face of fluctuating pandemic
Kabuya recently completed an internship at a local juicery where she learned skills related to entrepreneurship and financial literacy. The internship program...
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1.1KGrantsRacial justice and equity in education grants
GRANT FOCUS: Racial Justice, Equity, Education, Minority Students, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $400,000 | Deadline: Sept. 2, 2021
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5.8KNewsRoommate-matching services expand housing options for people with disabilities
Growing up autistic, Meghan McCarthy found it hard to make friends. By age 24, still living with parents whom she dearly loved,...
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3.9KOpinionYou can fix most ‘child welfare’ problems by giving poor people money
A concept some of us have been pushing for decades has suddenly become a centerpiece of the child welfare debate: Family policing...
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2.1K► ReportsReport: Juveniles in pioneering San Francisco detention diversion project were less likely to re-offend than youths on probation
Juvenile offenders participating in a 30-year-old project diverting youth from detention to community-based programs were less likely to cycle back into incarceration...
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1.5KGrantsCentral Virginia community improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Child/Youth Welfare, Equity, Sustainability, Virginia | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Sept. 1, 2021
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3.2KOpinionPreventing needless punishments, including student arrests, demands new approaches as classes resume
A June 2021 report from the U.S. Department of Education found that, from the 2015-16 through 2017-18 school years, there was a...
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5.9K► NewsmakersYMCA of the USA names Suzanne McCormick as its first woman president and CEO
YMCA of the USA has named Suzanne McCormick as its next president and CEO, making her the first woman leader in the...
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4.7KNewsHow afterschool programs are using data to measure outcomes and equity
The power of using data to drive decision-making has become a mainstay in most industries, and in recent years has begun to...
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1.6KGrantsPandemic rural healthcare and food access recovery and impact grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Health, Healthcare, Rural Health, Food Access, Vaccines, Rural Youth | Amount: $25,000 - $10 million | Deadline: Oct. 12,...
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1.3KGrantsNorthwest youth education, homeless assistance and environmental program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Education/Development, Homelessness, Rural Youth, Environment, Northwest | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sept. 15, 2021
