Youth Today
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1.2KGrantsCommunity Youth Violence Prevention Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Welfare, Youth Violence, Youth Safety, Gangs, Community | Amount: Up to $1,000,000 | Deadline: June 22, 2021
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5.0KOpinionFormer Foster Youth Eligible for American Rescue Plan Tax Credits
The passage of the American Rescue Plan has changed that -- at least for one year. Young adults who are working but...
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2.4K► ReportsLGBTQ Youth from Immigrant Families
The Trevor Project uses data from its 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to discuss the unique challenges LGBTQ youth...
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1.3KGrantsKansas City Area Children’s Services Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Welfare, Safety, Children's Mental Health, Counseling, Kansas City | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 11, 2021
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1.0KGrantsYouth-Led Pandemic Recovery Community Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Youth Leadership, Human Services, Community, Civic Engagement | Amount: $500 - $5,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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6.0KNewsNew Mexico CYFD Routinely Deletes Information That Could Be Life-Saving for Kids, Attorneys and Lawmakers Charge
For at least the past two years, Albuquerque lawyer Antonia Roybal-Mack says that whenever she’s representing some of the most vulnerable children...
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2.3KGrantsHomeless/Runaway Youth Transitional Housing Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Homeless Youth, Runaways, Youth Welfare, Safety, Housing, Youth Services | Amount: $100,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: June 28, 2021
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2.8KOpinionLawyers for Juveniles Trained in Racial Justice Trials
In my 15 years of working with youth who cycle through the criminal justice system — initially as a social worker and,...
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2.3K► Nonprofit Toolbox7 Ways To Recruit (And Retain) More Volunteers For Your Nonprofit
Volunteers are essential for nonprofits. In a sector where there’s usually more work to do than staff to do it, volunteers boost...
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4.3KNewsBetter Sex Ed Aims to Curb Abuse, Criminalizing of Youth with Disabilities
Is sexual health information often is inaccessible and inappropriate for students with disabilities?
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1.2KGrantsSchool-Based Student Mental Health Support and Recovery Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Children's Mental Health, School, Healthcare Access | Amount: Up to $250,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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4.0KGrantsYouth Football and Lacrosse Program Grants
Subject: Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Youth Development, Mentoring | Deadline: June 1, 2021 | Amount: $10,000
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2.9KOpinionAssault-style Rifles, Their Bullets Many Times More Dangerous Than Original Militia
In 1789, when the Second Amendment was passed by Congress, the average number of musket balls that could be fired by a...
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2.6KNewsGeorgia STEM Program Helps Girls Soar to New Horizons
An imaginary elf sits on top of a drone, zipping through “Santa’s Workshop.” The aircraft bobs between snowmen, a giant nutcracker, and...
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2.2K► NewsmakersNational Human Services Assembly Names Victor Valentine Executive Director
The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) recently named Victor Valentine as its new executive director. Valentine comes to the D.C.-based NHSA from...
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2.7KOpinionTop 10 Tips to Deepen Social-Emotional Learning in Your Virtual After-School Program and Align it to the School Day
With fewer resources and increased constraints, program facilitators and educators are now tasked with rising to the occasion of providing high-quality experiences...
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1.7KNewsCOVID-19 Analysis: Record High of Blacks, Low of Whites in Juvenile Facilities
The tally of Black youth detained in juvenile facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic reached a record high last January, while the same...
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Transforming Juvenile Probation: Restructuring Probation Terms to Promote Success
Researchers from the Urban Institute discuss how to reform the probation system to be less harmful to youth prospects and seek greater...
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1.9KNewsPandemic Forces Autistic People to Cope With ‘Ultimate Uncertainty’
University of California, Berkeley graduate student Hari Srinivasan had finally begun to immerse himself in campus life last year — no easy...
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2.8KNewsSummer Programs for Kids Will Use Multiple Strategies to Cut COVID-19 Risk
What will summer programs for kids look like this year? With vaccinations increasing but with COVID-19 still a danger, organizers of summer...
