Youth Today
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2.7KOpinionHow to Replace College, Job Fair For High School Students
COVID-19 has greatly altered the lives of our youth. Few, if any, high students have attended school under the same circumstances as...
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1.1KGrantsOregon Student Engagement Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Student Engagement, Academic Improvement, Oregon | Amount: $3,000 - $7,000 | Deadline: Mar. 11, 2021
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3.0KNewsAtlanta Nonprofit Teaches ‘Storytelling,’ Provides Pathway to Film, Digital Work
In Atlanta, the center of the South’s burgeoning film industry, a small nonprofit is bringing digital media and film-making skills to young...
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3.5KNewsMore Apprenticeships For Young People on Horizon If Federal Legislation Passes
Legislation expands apprenticeships beyond building trades to include occupations like finance or health care.
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7.2KNewsApprenticeship Program Aims To Open Film Industry To Under-represented Young People
Not long after graduating from Lakeside High School in Atlanta, Yabsira Gebrewubet found himself working at a Publix grocery store in the...
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1.2KGrantsCommunity-Based Child Abuse Prevention in Native and Migrant Communities Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Abuse/Maltreatment, Native/Tribal Communities, Migrant Communities, Family Support | Amount: $75,000 - $202,200 | Deadline: Apr. 20, 2021
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2.4KNewsYoung Activists, CLASP Call For New Deal To Get Youth Jobs
A group of student activists ages 14 to 25 is urging the Biden administration and Congress to create a plan for youth...
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9.8KOpinionI Took a ‘Mandated Reporter’ Training Course On Child Abuse
The course isn’t really training; it’s an exercise in propaganda and paranoia designed to encourage you to report based on little more...
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757From the BureausShakespeare Part Of Enrichment For Incarcerated Youth In One Tennessee County
When Michael Khanlarian began teaching incarcerated youth about the work of William Shakespeare, he never expected them to develop a rap about...
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1.5KGrantsCommunity-Based Programs for At-Risk Youth and Families Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Community, Family Support, At-Risk Youth, Basic Needs, Education | Amount: Up to $280,000 | Deadline: Feb. 19, 2021
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5.3KOpinionTinkering Afterschool Program Demonstrates Moving Beyond Binary of Adult- Versus Child-centered Education
Throughout our work in youth programs and critical educational spaces, we have witnessed how educators, mentors and facilitators committed to liberatory learning...
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1.3KGrantsExpanding Broadband Internet in Disadvantaged Southeast Communities Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Internet Access, Disadvantaged Communities, Education, Southeast | Amount: $125,000 - $180,000 | Deadline: Feb. 19, 2021
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1.4KGrantsYouth Violence Prevention Research Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Youth Violence, Safety, Violence Prevention, Research | Amount: Up to $1,200,000 | Deadline: Apr. 21, 2021
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2.3K► ReportsRacial Disparities in Youth Incarceration Persist
The Sentencing Project releases a new report discussing how stark racial disparities in the juvenile justice system remain relatively unchanged even as...
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1.9K口 Advertising ArchiveFive Ways To Foster Long-lasting Board Engagement
Running a youth-centered nonprofit has many unique challenges, but an engaged and invested board should not be one of them. If one...
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1.7KGrantsChildren’s Mental Health Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Mental Health, Emotional Well-Being, Suicide Prevention | Amount: $50,000 - $125,000 per year | Deadline: Feb. 26, 2021
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5.0K口 Advertising ArchiveWith Mentorship Youth Drive Impact in Communities and the Workplace
Our labor economy is changing, and as more young people join the workforce, mentoring relationships can be a vital tool in retaining...
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720From the BureausReforming Juvenile System For Girls Requires Stories, Three Experts Say
A pregnant teenager stands alone in a cinder-block cell in one image. In another, a young body shivers, curled up in an...
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3.2KOpinionA Former Foster Youth Is Contributing To National Initiative On Child Abuse, Neglect
An essential resource for professionals in the child welfare field are the voices of those with lived experience who are willing to...
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8.9KOpinionGirls of Color, Native Girls Have Been Sex Trafficked Since Colonization, Slavery
While awareness of sex trafficking has grown, too little attention is given to how this terrible violence impacts girls of color. In...
