"They were having fun in the beginning, but you know kids ... they started drinking ... "
Reversing America’s continuing overreliance on incarceration will require two sets of complementary reforms.
The documents are intimate and graphic including psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents and suicide attempts.
GRANT FOCUS: Child Welfare/Well-being, Racial Disparities/Inequity, Systemic Racism, Minority Children/Youth | Amount: $400,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2023
"We're supposed to be using the juvenile legal system for rehabilitation and not punishment."
GRANT FOCUS: Social Change, BIPOC, Arts/Culture, Civic Engagement, Race/Ethnicity | Amount: $75,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2023
Many of the features require minors — and their parents — to opt in.
Illinois foster kids are staying in social workers' offices, conference centers and jails.
The Democrat-controlled state Legislature overrode the Republican governor's veto of the Brattleboro charter change.
Some states have already stopped payments while others have yet to make them permanent.
Guides can help youth access opportunities and become active players in their community.
The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. nearly tripled since 2020.
GRANT FOCUS: Early Care, Early Education, Child Development, Atlanta | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: July 28, 2023
A promised "youth bill of rights" is absent from federal legislation introduced this spring.
It's not clear how bathroom laws will play out after being enacted.
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Minority Youth, Systemic Racism, Diversion, Juvenile Justice Reform | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 10, 2023
GRANT FOCUS: Foster Care/Youth, Trauma, Mental/Behavioral Health, System-involved Youth | Amount: $750,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2023
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development/Improvement, Community Project, Nonprofit Support | Amount: $10,000 | Deadline: June 30, 2023
GRANT FOCUS: Family/Domestic Violence, Black Community, Victim Services, Violence Prevention | Amount: $300,000 - $350,000 | Deadline: July 27, 2023
Parents and advocates argue informal removals amount to discrimination against children with disabilities.