Youth Today
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1.1KGrantsGreater D.C. Region Communities of Color COVID Recovery Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Racial Equity, Racial Justice, Community, Social Progress | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.5KNewsTulsa youth camp honors Black Wall Street’s legacy of entrepreneurship
TULSA, Oklahoma -- Juneteenth celebrations in Tulsa’s historic Greenwood neighborhood were in full swing Saturday as 17-year-old Amya Jamison, flanked by black...
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1.1KGrantsCommunity Development, Social and Racial Progress Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Racial Equity, Social Justice, Housing, Environment, Economic Development | Amount: $500,000 | Deadline: July 7, 2021
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1.1KGrantsCommunity Health and Youth STEM Education Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Health, Education, STEM, Career Training, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $25,000 | Deadline: July 16, 2021
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946GrantsHelping Autistic Youth Transition from School to Adulthood Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Autism, Disabled Youth, Youth Development, Housing, Employment, Social Health | Amount: $25,000 | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2021 (LOI)
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2.9KNewsSome pandemic-prompted patio dining has blocked disability access
Across the country, many local governments threw a lifeline to struggling restaurants and bars by expanding rules on outdoor dining as COVID-19...
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1.5K► Nonprofit ToolboxNonprofits absorb lessons of pandemic with hybrid fundraising events
Last summer, a nonprofit organization in Chicago that supports abused women and children canceled its annual fundraising gala and held a virtual...
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1.9KNewsPanic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids
Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies...
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1.7K► ReportsSuspected Suicide Attempts Among Persons Aged 12–25 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes the latest data highlighting troubling increases in suspected suicide attempts by young people...
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1.1KGrantsWestern Native Community COVID Response Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Native Communities, Native Youth, Mental Health, Nonprofit Support | Amount: Up to $28,000 | Deadline: June 24, 2021
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4.8KOpinionLead Exposure’s Link to Crime Should Shape Criminal Sentencing, Early Release
The Pure Earth Council and UNICEF reported in 2020 that, globally, one out of three children are exposed to dangerous levels of...
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1.6KNewsSummer Camps Return But with Fewer Campers and Counselors
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Overnight summer camps will be allowed in all 50 states this season, but COVID-19 rules and a...
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969GrantsSTEM Education Racial Equity Program Grant
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Systemic Racism, STEM Education, Education Policy, Research | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 13, 2021; Oct. 12, 2021
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2.2KGrantsYouth Afterschool Service and Service Learning Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Afterschool, Youth Development, Education, Civic Engagement, Youth Service | Amount: Up to $500 | Deadline: July 30, 2021
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3.3KOpinionLearning Disabled Students Need Better Protections and Supports as Schools Reopen
INSTA-PHOTOS/SHUTTERSTOCK Learners whom I prefer to call exceptional, rather than disabled, get teased more often than many of us care to acknowledge....
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1.8KNewsCOVID Prolonged Foster Care Stays for Thousands
SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter's first step, her first word and countless other precious milestones. After being born addicted...
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916GrantsPediatric Mental Healthcare Access Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Mental Healthcare, Child/Youth Mental Health, Healthcare Access, Health Inequity | Amount: Up to $445,000 | Deadline: July 6, 2021
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1.6K► ReportsMaternal Health Inequities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Urban Institute releases new research discussing how the pandemic has affected the delivery of maternal health care and has exacerbated longstanding...
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4.0KOpinionSummer Learning Does Not Equal Summer School: Let Kids Be Kids
PANAEK PHOTOGRAPHER/SHUTTERSTOCK The outcry has been predictable: To catch kids up and reduce further slide after a year of pandemic-disrupted education, this...
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3.8KNewsSummer Enrichment Out of Reach for Millions of Families
The number of kids taking part in structured summer activities has grown steadily over the past 15 years, but that growth has...
