Youth Today
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1.7KOpinionUnexpected mentors: Every new positive connection really does count
How can we look for ways to expand or deepen youth-adult relationships?
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1.7KGrantsLow-income community job creation and business support project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development, Job/Career Development, Business Support, Disadvantaged Communities | Amount: $100,000 - $800,000 | Deadline: Sep. 8, 2025
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3.6KGrantsK-5 STEM education project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Teaching, Educator/Teacher Support, STEM, K-5 | Amount: Up to $1,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025
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645GrantsNorth Dakota innovative community development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development/Improvement/Innovation, North Dakota | Amount: Up to $300,000 | Deadline: Sep. 30, 2025
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2.7KFrom the FieldExpanding horizons, essential relationships: The evidence of afterschool impacts
We learn and grow through relationships — and when these are paired with high quality learning and leadership opportunities, real transformation happens.
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2.5KOpinionBiggie through Bronfenbrenner’s eyes
Biggie’s lyrics painted a vivid picture of life's complexity. Bronfenbrenner created a framework to understand youth development within this complexity.
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1.7KGrantsSouthern New Mexico arts, education and child hunger project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts/Culture, Education, Child Hunger, Child/Youth Welfare, New Mexico | Amount: $1,500 - $4,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2025
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2.6KGrantsCommunity empowerment and youth development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Youth Health & Wellness, Education, Job/Career Training, Mentoring | Amount: $25,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2025
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349GrantsNative/tribal community domestic and sexual violence prevention/response coalition grants
GRANT FOCUS: Family/Sexual/Domestic Violence, Child/Youth Safety, Native/Tribal Communities | Amount: $337,640 - $371,888 | Deadline: Sep. 16, 2025
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2.3KOpinionWeissberg and Durlak’s 18-year-old S.A.F.E model is a sure bet for our current workforce challenges
The SAFE programs had significant effects in almost every outcome area.
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K-12 STEM education and learning improvement research grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, K-12 Education, Education Research, Education/Learning Improvement | Amount: $25,000 - $700,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.5KGrantsChildren and youth theatre project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Childrens/Youth Theatre, Humanities/Cultural/Arts Education, Organization/Nonprofit Support | Amount: $3,000 - $6,000 | Deadline: Sep. 17, 2025
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1.4KOpinionBeyond the bars: A physician’s call to action for holistic health in youth justice systems
We must confront an urgent reality: the juvenile justice system is not designed to heal.
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5.2KFrom the FieldIn San Antonio, TX, youth development programs work together toward a shared vision of youth thriving
Excel Academy focuses on strengthening youth development workers’ capacity to build relationships with youth.
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4.3KGrantsEducator professional development project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Teacher/Educator Support, Professional Development, Learning | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Sep. 15, 2025
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363GrantsMaine LGBTQ+ community support grants
GRANT FOCUS: LGBTQ+ Community, LGBTQ+ Youth, Youth Mental Health, Youth Safety, Maine| Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Sep. 15, 2025
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470GrantsNative community domestic and family violence hotline program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Domestic/Family Violence, Native/Tribal Communities, Child/Youth Safety | Amount: $2,000,000 - $2,998,125 | Deadline: Sep. 4, 2025
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1.8KGrantsCommunity, youth development, education, housing, environment and diversity program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Youth Development, Education, Human Services, Housing, Diversity | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sep. 30, 2025
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4.0KGrantsWest Michigan child and youth program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Health, Literacy, Education, Child/Youth Development | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Sep. 15, 2025
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4.9KNewsQ&A: Why the former CEO of AmeriCorps is excited about heading an organization he had never heard of
Karen Pittman talks with Michael Smith about building pathways to success for opportunity youth.
