Youth Today
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1.3KNewsKnitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district
Pairing expansion of extracurriculars with a cellphone ban, one school district sees success.
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1.7KNewsUnsanitary practices persist at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages, workers say
Shortcuts are taken when cleaning manufacturing equipment, repairing leaks and testing for dangerous microbes.
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1.5KOpinionThe revolutionary speed of trust-based changemaking
When you trust young people, they don’t just rise — they soar.
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838GrantsSan Diego Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth mental health grants
GRANT FOCUS: AANHPI Youth/Community, Youth Mental/Behavioral Health, Mentorship, San Diego | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Apr. 18, 2025
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1.3KNewsTrump is targeting international students over pro-Palestinian protests. But is it legal?
The administration has accused the international students without offering evidence or due process.
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1.2K► 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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773GrantsNative/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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676GrantsYoung 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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1.9KOpinionChildren 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
