Youth Today
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1.1K► ReportsTransforming juvenile justice through strategic financing
Child Trends releases a mixed-methods study of juvenile justice systems’ financing across select states/localities.
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1.6KOpinionSchool libraries are essential ‘third spaces’ for students like me
Libraries are a long unfunded mandate in New York. Let’s change that.
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768GrantsNative/tribal community student education improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Indian/Tribal Youth and Students, Native/Indian/Tribal Education, Community | Amount: $400,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Apr. 28, 2025
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1.9KNewsHead Start is turning 60. The federal child care program may not make it to 61
Providers operating on ‘razor-thin margins’ worry about possible deep cuts from the Trump administration.
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2.1KGrantsMaternal and child health national research program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Maternal Health, Pediatrics/Child Health, Early Care/Childhood, Healthcare Research | Amount: Up to $600,000 | Deadline: Apr. 23, 2025
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1.2KNewsClose to $3billion in relief funds in jeopardy as Ed Dept. halts payments
Even extensions agreed upon during Trump’s tenure called ‘unreasonable’ examples of ‘misuse.’
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1.5KGrantsBoulder, Colorado region youth substance abuse prevention and promoting healthy body image grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Substance Use/Abuse, Youth Health/Mental Health, Boulder, Colorado | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Apr. 11, 2025
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2.3KOpinionIn adolescence, every experience matters. Let’s make the ones we design count
To reduce the impact of harmful products/content on adolescents, reduce their influence.
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654GrantsYoung fishermen career development project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Career Development/Job Training, Workforce Development, Education | Amount: $200,000 - $400,000 | Deadline: Apr. 23, 2025
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1.7K► PodcastsPodcasts explain latest trends in youth justice
What are effective ways to respond when youth make mistakes and break the law?
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1.8KOpinionChildren need more dignity in the foster care system
More than 1/3rd of children in foster care are re-homed ≥3 times a year.
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3.2KNewsGun violence undermines the mental health of big city teens
The random, unpredictable nature of shootings can reinforce teens' fear and hypervigilance.
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3.4KNewsYouth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019
Firearms killed 2,581 children in 2023. Black children died disproportionately.
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3.5K► NewsmakersEvery Hour Counts adds 14 new members
This brings the network’s total membership to 40 communities across more than 20 states.
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1.1KGrantsGrants to address K-12 chronic absenteeism and student housing insecurity
GRANT FOCUS: Chronic Absenteeism, Youth Homelessness/Housing Insecurity, K-12 Learning/Education | Amount: $25,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Apr. 9, 2025
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2.0KOpinionUsing different words to find common ground
Thriving. Development. Learning. Education. Which one of these concepts is not like the other?
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6.0KNewsUnderstanding aging out of foster care
About 19,000 young people age out of the U.S. foster care system each year.
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1.5KGrantsEducation, human services and healthcare access program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Human Services, Healthcare, Homelessness, Food Security | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Apr. 8, 2025 (LOI)
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2.1K► ReportsUninsurance and medicaid eligibility among young adults in 2025
A brief discusses 2025 young adult health insurance coverage, projecting 3.6 million(11.3%) will be uninsured.
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3.2KNewsA big change for kids with disabilities is underway, Trump says. Critics say it’s against the law.
Trump announced that HHS would handle students’ “special needs” instead of the Education Department.
