Youth Today
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2.1KNewsNew effort fights distracted driving from the passenger seat
Safety advocates are working to broaden awareness of passenger empowerment, particularly among teenagers.
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1.4KGrantsNative family and community food insecurity program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Youth, Food Access/Insecurity, Nutrition/Health, Native/Tribal Communities | Amount: $10,000 - $40,000 | Deadline: May 14, 2025
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592GrantsChicago arts and culture organization support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts/Culture, Creative Placemaking, Arts/Culture Organization Support, Chicago | Amount: $10,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: May 16, 2025
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517GrantsNorthwest public lands environmental job and career training project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Job/Career Training, Environmental Education, Civic Engagement, Conservation | Amount: $36,000 | Deadline: May 17, 2025
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2.8KNewsThe opportunities and effects of climate action on adolescents
Overall, 85% of young people are worried about climate change. 58% are extremely worried.
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4.0KGrantsPediatric health, nutrition and environment research project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Health, Pediatrics, Research, Nutrition, Environment | Amount: Amount: Up to $350,000 | Deadline: May 15, 2025
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3.0KNewsQ&A: ‘Spy High’ Amazon documentary probes dangers of online student surveillance
Are there present-day threats to student privacy? Is digital policing of marginalized kids biased?
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680GrantsRochester, NY area child and youth summer meals program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Food Access/Insecurity, Nutrition, Low-income Children/Youth, NY | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: May 16, 2025
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1.7KOpinionTrust-based changemaking may change the world, but can it change institutions?
Imagine if learning ecosystems across the country and around the world adopted trust-based changemaking.
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2.4KNewsA lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now some are shutting their doors
After-school programs face a grim future with pandemic funding ending and other federal cutbacks.
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2.1KNewsLicensing reforms benefit children and families in kinship care
New “kin-specific” approval pathways and standards are as varied as the jurisdictions creating them.
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1.2KNewsA smaller Nation’s Report Card
More than a dozen tests that comprise the Nation’s Report Card were canceled. Why?
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3.9KGrantsChild/youth mental health and well-being program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Mental Health and Well-being, Mental Healthcare Access | Amount: $300,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: May 23, 2025
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985GrantsBrooklyn BIPOC community nonprofit support grants
GRANT FOCUS: BIPOC/Minority Community, Racial/Social/Economic Justice, Nonprofit Support, Brooklyn | Amount: $100,000 | Deadline: May 9, 2025
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2.4KFrom the FieldQ&A: From Kentucky to Alaska — Four perspectives on what rural kids need now
Educators offer their advice. What can you do to bring their advice to life?
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2.7KNewsQ&A: How Communities in Schools grew a partnership with Whataburger to support the CIS Being Present Matters campaign
How does this nonprofit--corporate partnership address key issues causing chronic absenteeism in schools?
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1.6KOpinionAmeriCorps cuts deplete the power of the allied youth fields workforce
Two recent news stories juxtaposed the value and increasing challenges of this often-overlooked workforce.
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836GrantsPreK-12 math education tools and technology support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Math Education, Education Technology, Teacher/Educator Support, Learning Improvement | Amount: Up to $3,000 | Deadline: May 1, 2025
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1.3K► ReportsUpdated SNAP benefits decreased poverty in every state
A report finds that an increase in SNAP benefits reduced poverty nationwide.
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872GrantsNative/tribal community agriculture, agricultural education and advocacy grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Community and Youth, Food Security, Agriculture/Agricultural Education | Amount: Up to $250,000 | Deadline: May 1, 2025
