Youth Today
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2.9KOpinionLawyers 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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2.5K► 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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4.4KNewsBetter 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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1.3KGrantsSchool-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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4.1KGrantsYouth Football and Lacrosse Program Grants
Subject: Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Youth Development, Mentoring | Deadline: June 1, 2021 | Amount: $10,000
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3.0KOpinionAssault-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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2.7KNewsGeorgia 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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2.4K► 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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2.8KOpinionTop 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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1.8KNewsCOVID-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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► Reports
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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2.0KNewsPandemic 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...
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2.6KOpinionAnalysts Propose Racial Equity in Youth Probation
Structural racism drives harsher treatment of Black youth, who are more likely than white youth to be arrested, incarcerated, placed on probation...
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1.2KGrantsColorado Disadvantaged Community COVID Vaccine Equity Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Vaccine Equity, Disadvantaged Communities, Community Health, Colorado | Amount: $10,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Apr. 28, 2021
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2.3KNewsCommittee to Consider Change to Bill Targeting Trans Youth
The Montana Legislature may consider changes to a measure that would ban transgender athletes from participating in school and college sports according...
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3.6K► ReportsMany Say Now is the Time to Fight Racial Bias in Foster Care
LIDERINA/SHUTTERSTOCK Cheri Williams looks back with regret at the start of her career as a child welfare caseworker in 1998. Systemic racism...
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1.2KGrantsMaine Low-Income Children’s Health Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health/Welfare, Healthcare Access, Low-Income Children, Maine | Amount: $3,000 - $15,000 | Deadline: May 31, 2021
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1.8KGrantsGirls’ and Women’s Multigenerational Sports Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Girls/Women, Youth Sports, Gender Equality, Physical Activity, Girls'/Women's Health | Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 | Deadline: May 28, 2021
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2.4K► ReportsPlaying Through a Pandemic: Youth Sports and COVID
The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital uses its National Poll on Children's Health to take a look at how parents across the country...
