Youth Today
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1.6KGrantsAnti-Bias and Tolerance Education Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Child/Youth Development, Anti-Bias, Tolerance, School | Amount: $500 - $10,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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5.7KOpinionFederal Government Must Spend More, Do More for Homeless Youth
Resilient, talented and unique describes the 4.2 million youth and young adults who experience homelessness in our country every year. Their faces,...
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1.3KGrantsOakland Family Reading Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Reading, Literacy, Education, Child/Youth Development, Family | Amount: $250 - $1,000 | Deadline: Oct. 4, 2019
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1.6KGrantsDisadvantaged Community Child Welfare Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Health, Minority Youth, Community | Amount: $300,000 - $450,000 | Deadline: Mar. 6 ,2020
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2.6KNewsSeattle Counselor Sticks With Clients For Years In ‘Long Game’
His 6-foot-4 frame folded into the small wooden sailboat, Keaton Hohl waved and shouted “Ahoy!” to each passing boat on Lake Union.
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6.9KOpinionLGBTQ Youth Become Homeless for Many Reasons, Not Just Family Rejection
Policy regarding young people experiencing homelessness, youth involved in the juvenile legal system, young people of color and youth who are lesbian,...
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6.4KOpinionFamily Conflict for LGBTQ Youth Can Mean Housing Instability
Riley (all names have been changed to protect research participants’ privacy) had been living with their grandmother before moving into the emergency...
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1.9K► ReportsChildren Living in High-Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods
The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released this latest data snapshot outlining the prevalence and demographics of children living in high poverty....
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2.3KOpinionCriminal Record Bars Many Young Adults From Stable Housing
Each year, thousands of young adults filter through the criminal justice system in Charlotte, N.C. While a lot of attention is given...
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3.8KNewsPercentage of Kids in Poor Areas Higher in 10 States, Puerto Rico, Casey Report Says
Despite the country’s longest-ever period of economic growth, the share of U.S. children living in high-poverty neighborhoods is on the rise in...
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8.3KOpinionHow We Can Leverage Social Networks, Tech to Help Homeless Young
I was recently interviewing a young person in a drop-in center serving people experiencing homelessness. While I have been working with this...
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1.6KGrantsUndergraduate STEM Education Advancement Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, STEM, Higher Education | Amount: $300,000 - $3,000,000 | Deadline: Dec. 4, 2019
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3.8KOpinionHow Higher Education Can Help Remedy Homelessness, Housing Insecurity
“Students attending colleges and universities across the United States experience homelessness and housing insecurity.” We consistently start our presentations with this statement.
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1.5KGrantsDisadvantaged Student Education Improvement Program Evaluation Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Disadvantaged Students, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2019; Apr. 1, 2020
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1.4KGrantsCharlottesville Area Women and Children Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Women and Children, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Oct. 18, 2019
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1.4KGrantsK-12 Literacy Education Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, K-12, Literacy, Reading, Learning, School Amount: Up to $1,000 Deadline: Nov. 30, 2019 “[The grants program] lets K-12 teachers...
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2.8KOpinionCourts, Social Services Can Work Together on Housing Instability
Public health experts recognize that as little as 10-20% of our individual health may be attributed to treatments received from the health...
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1.8K► NewsmakersThe Opportunity Agenda Appoints New President, Ellen Buchman
A “social justice visionary” who says she has the fight for equality coursing through her veins is the new president of The...
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3.2KOpinionViolence Against Homeless Youth Is Encouraged By Our System
It is an arid, 100-degree August night in Tempe, Ariz. Five of us are volunteering on outreach in the downtown area tonight...
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4.1KOpinionPolice Can Help Homeless Youth Instead of Arresting Them
Justin (not his real name) was waiting to run into our group of volunteers as we conducted street outreach to youth and...
