Youth Today
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4.5KNewsSchools Urged to Use After-school, Community Programs to Help in Reopening
After-school and summer program leaders are trying to get heard. It’s as if they’re standing on a hilltop and waving: We can...
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2.4KNewsIntensive Coaching, Group Therapy Helped California Foster Youth at Risk for Homelessness, Chapin Hall Study Shows
In the transition from adolescence to adulthood, even the best-prepared kids can be expected to stumble.
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2.1KGrantsYouth-Led COVID-19 Human Services Initiative Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Youth Leadership, Youth Development, Civic Engagement, Human Services | Amount: $2,500 - $10,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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5.3KOpinionInclusion of Homebuilders Model Makes Family First Act a Much More Useful Law
The first time I saw the photo, nearly 20 years ago, I was so moved it almost made me cry. That may...
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1.3KGrantsNational Youth Conservation Job Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Jobs, Youth Employment, Civic Engagement, Environmental Education | Amount: $3,000 - $4,000,000 | Deadline: July 12, 2020
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1.2KGrantsChicago Region COVID Emergency Relief for Low-Income Youth and Families Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Youth Welfare, Family Support, Low-Income Youth, Chicago | Amount: $20,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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1.4KGrantsEducation, Children’s Advocacy, Healthcare and Arts Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Children's Advocacy, Arts, Healthcare, Child Welfare, Research | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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1.3KGrantsInnovative Youth-Led Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Youth Entrepreneurship, Youth Projects | Amount: $500 - $5,000 | Deadline: June 15, 2020; Nov. 15, 2020
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5.1KOpinionPandemic Affecting Adolescent Development; We Must Help Them Handle New Traumas
The COVID-19 pandemic spotlights the disproportionate impact of crises on our most vulnerable communities, particularly here in New Mexico. Reports across the...
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2.5KNewsFor Kids Unsafe at Home, School Closure Increases Risk For Trauma
In January, Sharral Dean, a therapist at the Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia, was seeing about 30 young clients a week....
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3.6KOpinionSisters Inspire Disabled Community to Share Social Distancing Experiences
Last week, while I was interviewing a source for my column, I was alerted to an online campaign by an Instagram page...
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1.1KGrantsMA Community Children’s Meals During COVID Crisis Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Food/Food Access, Child/Youth Welfare, Nutrition, Health | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.0KGrantsYouth Human Trafficking School-Based Education and Prevention Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Human Trafficking, Child/Youth Victims, Safety, Education | Amount: $400,000 - $600,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2020
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3.3KNewsSummer Youth Programming a Patchwork of Open, Closed, Virtual Due to COVID-19
Earlier this week, Lisa Haverty cleared away board games, dolls and other items from the large central room at Haverty Hollow, the...
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6.3KOpinionArt, Augmented Reality Are Tools for Change in Youth-led Gun Violence Movement
Art is subversive. It has a history of undermining the status quo and of transforming perceptions.
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1.9K► ReportsGetting Support for Summer Learning: How Federal, State, City, and District Policies Affect Summer Learning Programs
A new report from the Wallace Foundation draws on the data and experience of five urban school districts and community partners to...
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3.8KOpinionLet’s Boldly Reimagine Child Welfare System to Strengthen Families In Post-COVID-19 World
A crisis — such as the COVID-19 global pandemic — has a way of shaking up our worlds. And while this can...
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1.4KGrantsD.C.-Region Vulnerable Populations COVID Response Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Human Services, Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Community Support | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: May 29, 2020
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2.8K► NewsmakersNemours Children’s Health System Appoints James Digan as Enterprise Chief Development Officer
The Nemours Children’s Health System recently announced the appointment of James Digan as its next enterprise chief development officer, effective in July....
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1.9KNewsExpand National Service To Provide Jobs For Youth, Adults, Urban Institute Report Urges
A new report by the Urban Institute describes how federal jobs programs could be ramped up today to address the crisis of...
