Youth Today
-
576GrantsArkansas health and development outcome improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, Low-income Youth, Education Access, Health, Arkansas | Amount: $5,000 - $200,000 | Deadline: Jan. 12, 2024 (LOI)
-
1.9KNewsLouisiana ponders policy changes with juvenile facilities at full capacity
Struggles at juvenile facilities make it hard to help the youths in its care.
-
1.7KOpinionTrauma-informed ‘hubs’ reduce Chicago youth incarceration
The hubs, administrators say, follow best practices and principles of trauma-informed youth development and rehabilitation.
-
1.9KGrantsSTEM education and first responder training program grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Job/Career Training, Public Safety, Public Health, Underserved Students | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024...
-
2.2KGrantsAt-risk children, youth and family community program improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: At-risk Youth/Families, Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Community | Amount: $80,000 - $160,000 | Deadline: Feb. 15, 2024
-
1.9KNewsSchool clubs for gay students move underground after Kentucky’s anti-LGBTQ law goes into effect
Kentucky’s law, passed in March 2023, is one of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
-
2.0KNewsWill the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?
The family wonders how the Supreme Court college admissions decision will shape their futures.
-
2.1KGrantsAfterschool and summer learning for middle schoolers program support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Out-of-School Time, Afterschool, Summer Learning, Youth Development | Amount: $15,000; $50,000; $100,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024
-
4.1KOpinionStudents could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later
Research shows sleep deprivation worsens memory, learning ability, attention span, creativity, and school attendance.
-
2.9KNewsCalifornia banned sales of flavored e-cigarettes in 2022: Study finds online stores are still selling them, even to kids
Nicotine in e-cigarettes can impair an adolescent’s brain development and can contain cancer-causing chemicals.
-
662GrantsNative American community opioid crisis support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Youth, Opioid Crisis, Substance/Drug Abuse, Native Communities | Amount: $350,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Feb. 7, 2024
-
3.6KOpinion7 AI trends that could reshape education in 2024
AI will transform learning to be relevant and engaging while preparing students to succeed.
-
551GrantsKansas City area child abuse/neglect prevention, treatment and services grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Abuse/Neglect, Child Welfare/Well-being, Child Safety, Kansas City | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Feb. 5, 2024 (statements of interest)
-
1.3KGrantsGreat Lakes region K-12 environmental education grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, K-12 Education, Environment, STEM, Civic Engagement | Amount: $30,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: Feb. 29, 2024
-
2.4KOpinionTeaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness
American young people are reporting historically high levels of hopelessness, sadness and loneliness.
-
672GrantsYoung farmer and rancher business support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Young Farmers/Ranchers, Youth in Agriculture, Youth Entrepreneurship, Business Support | Amount: $5,000 | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024
-
1.0KNewsHundreds of seclusions were “Voluntary.” Some kids don’t see it that way.
Inspections by DCS and reports from detained youth suggest the seclusions are not voluntary.
-
2.9KOpinionSandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy
“The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool,” O’Connor stated.
-
2.1KGrantsNew England K-12 environmental education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Education, K-12, Youth Development | Amount: $25,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: Feb. 20, 2024
-
3.5KNewsWhen grandparents raise grandkids
As “kinship caregivers,” grandparents or other relatives are raising a reported 2.4 million children.
