Youth Today
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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
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1.5KNewsNorth Carolina is child bride destination; bill could end it
North Carolina State lawmakers are nearing passage of a bill that could dampen the state's appeal as the go-to place to bring...
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2.8KFrom the BureausAmid nationwide debate about police in schools, a few districts recently disbanded those units
For Madeline Borrelli, a special education teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y., having NYPD-trained law enforcement officers in schools is a cut-and-dry issue: “School...
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1.9K► Nonprofit ToolboxGrantmakers hate these 4 things
From the local service club wanting a one-page letter to the government agency requiring a hundred-page response, every grantmaker who contributes to...
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2.3KGrantsBlack youth career development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Career Development, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Mentorships | Amount: $100,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: Aug. 18, 2021
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4.0KNewsNew Mexico head of child services steps down following controversies
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Brian Blalock, the embattled cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, stepped down as the leader of...
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1.7KNewsSummer funding helped school districts address disparities
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After another pandemic-disrupted school year, organizers of vastly expanded summer learning opportunities are investing heavily in efforts to...
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3.3K► NewsmakersCarlos Santini is the new CEO of Mizzen by Mott
Carlos Santini joins the Mott Foundation to lead its afterschool program improvement organization and app, Mizzen by Mott.
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2.0KGrantsBlack trans and nonbinary individual COVID recovery direct-relief grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, COVID Recovery, Black LGBTQ Youth, Nonbinary Youth, Direct-Relief | Amount: $500 | Deadline: Ongoing
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920GrantsFamily navigators for children and youth with mental health problems program research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Mental Health, Disabled Youth, Family Support, Healthcare Access | Amount: $500,000 | Deadline: Sept. 7, 2021
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2.1KNewsDemand for summer programs outpaces resources
When Virginia Clinton-Lisell received word in February that the summer day program where she had planned for her 9-year-old daughter, Katie, was...
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1.3KGrantsArizona youth environmental job training program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Employment, Job/Career Training, Civic Engagement, Environment, Arizona | Amount: $5,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2021
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3.6K► Nonprofit ToolboxHow nonprofits can support employee mental health amid ‘burnout’ epidemic
For some, work life became easier during the pandemic, thanks to shortened commutes and virtual meetings. Not so for Jennifer, a nonprofit...
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1.5KGrantsGrants to address pandemic-caused K-12 math and reading learning loss
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Education, Learning Loss, Remote/Distance Learning, Education Technology, K-12 | Amount: $325,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: Aug. 26, 2021
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10.2KNewsBlack children most likely to be investigated by CPS, study says
For a lot of children in the U.S, especially Black kids, a common part of childhood — alongside the typical birthday parties,...
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1.2KGrantsChildren’s healthy learning environments in disadvantaged communities project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Minority Children/Youth, School, Environmental Health, Systemic Racism | Amount: ~$200,000 | Deadline: Sept. 10, 2021
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954GrantsYouth-led organizing and societal reform support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth-Led Organizing, Community, Social/Racial Justice, Civic Engagement | Amount: $25,000 | Deadline: Aug. 20, 2021
