Youth Today
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3.1KOpinionYouth Homelessness Is a Symptom, Not a Cause
SERIES: PART 5 OF 7 Part 1: How Do We Make Youth Homelessness Effort Bipartisan? Part 2: America’s Biases Marginalize Youth, Drive Them to...
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1.3KGrantsGreater Los Angeles Area Low-Income Child/Youth Education, Health and Development Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, Education, Low-Income Families, Community, Southern California | Amount: $100,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Aug. 15, 2020 (Pre-application contact);...
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1.2KGrantsPittsburgh Area Nonprofit Support and Relief Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Nonprofit Support, Social Justice, Pittsburgh, Disadvantaged Communities | Amount: Up to $25,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.3KOpinionHow to Work With Youth As Partners in Evaluation Research
Let’s start with what we know to be true: Youth have expertise, wisdom and unique skill sets. Professional researchers and evaluators can...
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2.3K► ReportsExpand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System
The Annie E. Casey foundation makes the case for significant expansion of the use of diversion to avoid formally prosecuting low-risk juvenile...
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2.0KFrom the BureausSchenectady Groups With Similar Agendas for Police Reform, Different Strategies Struggle for Change
SCHENECTADY, New York — After an arrest that thrust the Schenectady Police Department into the national spotlight due to another knee-to-head chokehold...
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2.7K► NewsmakersFrank Fernandez Takes the Lead at Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA Following his appointment in late June, Frank Fernandez has now assumed the position of president and CEO...
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2.2KGrantsYouth Soccer Program Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Youth Development, Health | Amount: $1,000 | Deadline: Sept. 1, 2020
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3.2KOpinionHelp Parents, Guardians Survive and Thrive By Tapping Into Support Networks
We are moving through historic times as our families and communities are impacted by two pandemics: COVID-19 and systemic racism. In order...
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1.2KGrantsEarly Child Care for Low-Income Native Families Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Care, Native Children/Youth, Low-Income Families, Child Development | Amount: $500,000 - $3,567,886 | Deadline: Sept. 21, 2020
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2.3KGrantsSupport Grants for Families of Frontline Healthcare Workers Impacted by COVID-19
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Family Support, Basic Needs, Food Access, Healthcare | Amount: Up to $60,000 | Deadline: May 15, 2021
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3.4KOpinionHow Has COVID-19 Affected Employment of Youth With Disabilities?
As the country battles another recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment numbers soar. With more than 30 million people not...
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1.1KGrantsHigher Education in Prison Improvement Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Higher Education, Education in Prison, Incarcerated Youth | Amount: $250,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: Aug. 21, 2020 (Registration); Aug. 28,...
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1.1KGrantsNC Child Care Provider Support During COVID Crisis Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Child Care, Child Welfare, Organizational Support, North Carolina | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Aug. 12, 2020
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1.1KGrantsCreative Youth Development Music Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, Music Education, Creativity, Culture, Disadvantaged Youth | Amount: $500,000 | Deadline: Aug. 21, 2020
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2.6KOpinionSo, How Does This Collective Decision-making Work?
We described in the previous column how the approach is four-tiered, beginning with collaboration. Collaboration is a term that has been bantered...
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2.0KFrom the BureausNew York Politicians Divided on Protester Arrests by Warrant Squad
NEW YORK — After a viral video surfaced showing plainclothes NYPD detectives forcing an anti-police protester into an unmarked police van, questions...
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2.3KFrom the BureausViolence, Unmarked Van at NY Protest Draw Comparisons to Portland Clashes
NEW YORK — NYPD officers clashed violently with protestors again Tuesday night, this time in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, leaving one...
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1.5K► ReportsChild Care and Feeding Young Children During the Pandemic
A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses whether and how kids will be fed going forward through the COVID-19 pandemic, providing...
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7.7KOpinionIn Peer-on-peer Child Sexual Abuse, States Differ on Who’s a Peer
The phrase “peer on peer child sexual abuse” is well known. It implies an exploitative sexual relationship of one minor by another....
