Youth Today
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2.2K► ReportsThe future of youth development: Building systems and strengthening programs
A report examines the effectiveness of OST programs, identifies improvements, and outlines future research.
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1.3KGrantsEmerging city youth leader fellowship grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leaders/Leadership, Civic Engagement, Community, Youth-led Project | Amount: $5,000 + $500 tech grant | Deadline: May 28, 2025
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2.9KOpinionTrust, time and training: Unlocking the potential of learning ECOsystems
A new tool seeks to improve learning ecosystems by connecting educators to community partners.
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1.2KGrantsGrants for research on the effects of digital technology on youth
GRANT: Youth and Technology, Social Media/Internet, Mental Health, Youth Safety, Research | Amount: Up to $390,000 | Deadline: May 23, 2025
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535GrantsHartford, CT area LGBTQIA+ community well-being support grants
GRANT FOCUS: LGBTQIA+ Community/Youth, Youth Well-being/Safety, Youth Health/Mental Health, Hartford, CT | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: May 21, 2025
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1.4KNewsWhy national charter leaders are very worried about Oklahoma’s religious charter school
Should public funds support religious schools? The question is: Are charter schools public schools?
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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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596GrantsChicago 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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523GrantsNorthwest 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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3.1KNewsQ&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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691GrantsRochester, 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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2.2KNewsLicensing 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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989GrantsBrooklyn BIPOC community nonprofit support grants
GRANT FOCUS: BIPOC/Minority Community, Racial/Social/Economic Justice, Nonprofit Support, Brooklyn | Amount: $100,000 | Deadline: May 9, 2025
