Youth Today
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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...
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1.7KGrantsEnvironmental Education and Restoration on Public Lands During COVID Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Outdoor Activities, Organizational Support, Youth in Nature | Amount: Up to $2,500 | Deadline: Apr. 1, 2021 |...
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2.4KNewsAs States Struggle With Budget Cuts, After-school Advocates In NY Push Back
Across the nation, states are tightening their belts as the pandemic cuts into their budgets. Some are feeling a financial shock similar...
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3.6KOpinionHow Organizations Can Build Resilience Into Education And Career Pathways
Fear. Loss. Uncertainty. Isolation. Many fear that the pandemic will result in a new “Lost Generation.” The impact of COVID-19 is particularly...
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3.7KFrom the BureausNYPD Disproportionately Restrains Students Of Color During School Crises, New York City Agency Data Shows
Over 1,500 students were restrained by school safety agents of the NYPD from the first quarter of 2019 through the first quarter...
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1.4KGrantsDisadvantaged Student Academic Improvement Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Disadvantaged Students/Youth, Academic Improvement, Student Services | Amount: Up to $6,000,000 | Deadline: Mar. 5, 2021
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1.6KGrantsSupporting Artists During COVID-19 Small Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Arts, Culture, Artist Support, Basic Needs, Young Artists | Amount: $1,000 | Deadline: Feb. 3, 2021
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3.5KOpinionBehavioral Challenges Can Push Youth With Disabilities Into School-to-Prison Pipeline
Who are youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)? The population of youth with IDD is vast. In 2018-19, the number of...
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1.4KGrantsCleveland Region Education and Community Healthcare Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Healthcare, Low-Income Communities, Afterschool, Cleveland | Amount: $2,500 - $15,000 | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2021
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4.5KOpinionMassachusetts Must Focus On Root Causes Of Gun Violence: Racial, Economic Disparity
The year 2020 will be remembered as a year of great upheaval in the United States, with so many lives and communities...
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1.3K口 Advertising ArchiveCareer Opportunity — CEO, CASA/Los Angeles
CASA of Los Angeles seeks a skilled Chief Executive Officer excited by, and dedicated to, the organization’s mission, vision, and core values....
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3.0KNewsCalifornia Nonprofit Calls On Companies To Offer Foster Youth Internships
In 2020, Tom Fandre had hoped to place at least 90 foster youth in internships in the Silicon Valley area. But when...
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2.5KGrantsCommunity Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Health, Healthcare, Community, Mental Health, Drug Use/Abuse | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2021
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3.1KOpinionThe Top 10 Ways To Help Kids Beat Stress In 2021
For many kids, this is all they know. Their entire lives have been defined by unrelenting, unprecedented times. Today’s kids are growing...
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1.5KGrantsLatinx Arts/Culture Support Through COVID Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Latinx Youth/Communities, Arts/Culture, Nonprofit Support | Amount: $2,500 or $5,000 | Deadline: Jan. 27; Mar. 2; May 12, 2021
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1.7KGrantsNew England Region BIPOC Youth Community Health and Racial Equity Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Racial Equity, BIPOC, Community Health, Basic Needs, Culture | Amount: $20,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
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2.0KOpinionBiden Must Integrate Developmental Relationships Into Training Plans For Young People
Making relationships a focus of federal policy is long overdue given that decades of research have shown that relationships are the critical...
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2.0K► ReportsOverlooked and Under-Connected: Exploring Disparities in Digital Skill Levels Among Older Youth of Color in the US
Researchers at the Urban Institute discuss the stark racial disparities in digital skill levels of youth ages 16-24.
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3.7KOpinionService Learning Makes Online Learning Meaningful and Engaging
During distance learning youth can feel disconnected from their educators, their peers and the content of what they are learning. Service learning...
