Youth Today
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1.8KOpinionWhat Surge in Juvenile Homicide Means And What To Do About It
The U.S. Department of Justice recently released two statistical reports that appear to stand in contrast. A report released in June of...
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3.3KOpinionThe First Basic Income Pilot Program for Foster Youth Is a No-Brainer
The Santa Clara County (California) Board of Supervisors approved in May a basic income pilot program for youth who are transitioning out...
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1.3KGrantsFood Access, Security and Nutrition Education During COVID Crisis Innovative Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Food, Hunger, Food Access, Nutrition Education, Health | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Sept. 20, 2020 or Oct....
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3.3KOpinionYouth With Disabilities Want COVID-19 to Teach Importance of Accessibility
For the past few months, while writing this column, I have been building relationships with young people who have disabilities. I have...
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1.7KGrantsChild Sex Abuse Prevention Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Sex Abuse, Child Welfare, Child Safety, Child Abuse/Maltreatment | Amount: $5,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2020 (LOI)
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1.1KGrantsNorth Carolina STEM Educator Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, K-12, Educator Support, North Carolina | Amount: $175,000 (Over 5 years) | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2020
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2.0K► ReportsThe Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System
A new report analyzes racial and ethnic data at state-level youth justice agencies, documenting how inconsistent data categories and reporting result in...
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5.1KOpinionA Strengths-based Approach Can Take Youth From Deficit to Abundance
It’s a typical day. James, a likeable 15-year-old you’ve known professionally for some time, arrives on the scene. Recently, James shared with...
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2.1KNewsMeet Gary Green Our New Executive Director
This summer Kennesaw State University hired Gary Green as executive director of the Center for Sustainable Journalism, publisher of YouthToday.org. Green joined...
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2.8KOpinionTo Work On Youth Homelessness, Brainstorming, Decision Analysis Strong Tools
Generating alternatives is key to effective decision-making because it provides the decision-makers in a collective body with an array of choices from...
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2.1KNewsIndianapolis Schools, Partners Setting Up Hubs For Homeless Students, Other Needy Families
When a school district goes virtual, what happens to homeless students? School often provides them stability and a place to access resources...
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1.0KGrantsEast Bay COVID-19 Community Response Fund Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Basic Needs, Human Services, Organizational Support, California, East Bay | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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1.4KGrantsNative Community Domestic Violence Prevention and Services During COVID Crisis Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Domestic Violence, Women and Girls, Safety, Family, Native Communities | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Sept. 16, 2020
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1.1KGrantsManhattan Community-Based Arts Education and Creative Learning Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, Creative Learning, Arts, Culture, Community, New York | Amount: Up to $9,000 | Deadline: Sept. 29, 2020
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2.3KNewsHigh School Students Call For Racial Equity Focus, For Adults to Listen
Young people across the country are returning to school during a global pandemic after a summer that dramatically highlighted racial inequality. Under...
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1.7KOpinionAre Youth With Disabilities Changing Habits to Prevent Spread of COVID-19?
You see it on TV. You hear it on the radio and you read it in the newspaper. Everywhere you go there...
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1.3KGrantsYouth Garden Project Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Gardens, Education, Health, Nutrition, Youth Development | Amount: $500 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2020
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1.3KGrantsUpstate NY In-School and Community-Based Arts Education Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, PreK-12, Community, Cultural Education, Youth Development, New York | Amount: $500 - $3,000 | Deadline: Sept. 25, 2020...
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1.1KGrantsFood/Water Access, Agricultural Education, Environment and Community Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Food Access, Hunger, Agricultural Education, Water Access, Community, Environment | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sept. 25, 2020
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3.0KOpinionNew Technology Not Enough to Monitor Child Welfare Outcomes During Pandemic
Child welfare systems are on the brink of a paradigm shift when it comes to technology use in their difficult work. A...
