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Youth music education program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Music Education, Education, Youth Development, Community | Amount: Varies. Average: ~$2,500 | Deadline: Oct. 31, 2024

Teens Adult prisons: Thre teen males in a dimly lit jail cell, stand in a row facing jail cell bars with uniformed guard standing behind them

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A Louisiana law meant to fight teen violence is sweeping 17-year-olds arrested for lesser crimes into adult court

Louisiana is the only state to pass and then reverse Raise the Age legislation.

Hawaiian student youth academic and career grants: graphic of graduating student in orange thinking about future

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Hawaiian student post-secondary transition improvement grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, High School, Post-Secondary Transition, Jobs/Careers, Hawaii | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Nov. 1, 2024

Online schools: 4 children with dark hair sit and stand around a dining table with school supplies in front of each of them while a woman in hijab leaning down next to one of them

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Why thousands of Philly families are switching to cyber charter school

Families see online schools as safer, more flexible educational options for their children. They are also drawn in by the resources the...

Kids' share report on federal expenditures: small white boy and small black boy playing with building blocks together touching hands

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Kids’ Share 2024: Federal expenditures on children through 2023 and future projections

An annual report examines federal expenditures on children from 1960 to 2023.

Teacher expenses, what teachers buy for their classrooms with their own money: hands of children working at table with crayons, pencils, glue, scissors and paper

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Protein bars, paper, a rabbit: What teachers buy for their classrooms with their own cash

95% of public school teachers reported spending their own money to buy supplies.

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‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children

‘Opportunity gap’ between rich and poor children can come down to six missed chances.

educational opportunity gap: 5 young teen stand and sit playing different musical instruments together

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26-year study of early child care and youth development enrichment opportunity gaps and educational success

The opportunity gap was a more powerful predictor of educational attainment than childhood poverty.

Anti-trans laws, Transgender locker room ruling: Transgender flag with white, pale blue and pale pink stripes sits behind a brown wood courtroom judge's gavel

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Anti-trans laws fueled a spike in suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth

This is the first report to draw a connection between suicide and anti-trans laws.

economic mobility, youth development grants, job/career training education grants, justice-involved youth; electrician trains young interns

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Kansas City region youth development coalition grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, College Access/Readiness, Job/Career Training, Entrepreneurship, Kansas City | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: Nov. 1, 2024

undergraduate STEM education, low-income student grants; two college students in lab on laptop with safety goggles on

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Undergraduate STEM education improvement and diversity program grants

GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Higher Education, Diversity, Education Innovation | Amount: Up to $7,500,000 | Deadline: Nov. 14, 2024

Kinship foster care: One older man and one older woman both with gray hair stand outside with grennery in front of green trees, the woman holding a dark-haired, female todder in sage green jumpsuit on her hip as girls waves at camera.

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Kinship policy improvements in federal and state child welfare systems

Kinship Policy Improvements Toward Child Welfare System Transformations, the final brief in the Family Ties series from Annie E. Casey Foundation, summarizes...

community nonprofit and food security and pantry support grants; members of church host a drive-up food pantry

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Community food security and access program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Food Access, Food Security/Insecurity, Health, Nutrition, Community | Amount: $25,000 - $400,000 | Deadline: Nov. 7, 2024

Disabled parenting: Man in wheelchair with short hair in light shirt and blue jeans holds young dark-haired girl in blue shirt, red skirt and black tights sitting on the arm of hi wheelchair

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From the Field

Parents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years. New rules help insure child welfare systems treat them more fairly

Yet child welfare workers don't receive formal training on working with parents with disabilities.

child and youth opportunity: happy children running over grassy hilltop towards camera

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Connecticut youth equitable opportunity program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, PreK-12 Education, Underserved Students, Job/Career Training, Connecticut | Amount: $5,000 - $15,000 | Deadline: Oct. 15, 2024

Teens as Texas Jail Guards: Teen girl in tan pants and dark uniform jacket sitting outside a red brick building on a low red brick entryway wall

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Texas prisons and jails are recruiting more teenagers to shore up guard shortage

High school training program officials pitch corrections jobs as gateways to criminal justice careers.

college students remedial courses: Several college students sit at rows of desks on risers

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A decade of data in one state shows an unexpected result when colleges drop remedial courses

Students earned more credits at first, but graduation rates didn't increase.

LGBTQ+ community youth: group of stoic youth standing with one holding a rainbow flag

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LGBTQ+ community film project support grants

GRANT FOCUS: LGBTQ+ Community, Arts/Culture, Artist Support, Trans Rights | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Nov. 1, 2024

report child booster seat safety: Young elementary-age boy with short, dark, curly hair, orange t-shirt and bluejeans, sits in booster eat strapped into back seat of vehicle with black upholstery

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