Youth Today
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4.1KNewsDisabled students at higher risks for arrests, dropping out and being unready for adulthood
Youth with disabilities are at least two-thirds of those in the juvenile justice system.
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1.1KNewsKansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
Critics argue that below-minimum-wage jobs exploit workers and don't foster independence.
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1.9KNewsGeorgia House votes to prosecute 17 year olds as juveniles
The bill was approved on a vote of 145-22, sending it to the state Senate.
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1.7KGrantsEarly intervention and treatment for children with serious emotional disturbances research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Emotional Health, Mental Health, SED, Research | Amount: Up to $22,000 | Deadline: Apr. 15, 2023
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2.1KOpinionBalancing incentives and sanctions to achieve youth justice progress
Adolescents are best influenced to change behaviors through a balance of incentives and sanctions.
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841GrantsFood and agricultural sciences education promotion program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Agricultural Education, Food Science, K-12, Jobs/Careers, Workforce Development | Amount: $50,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: Apr. 5, 2023
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895GrantsImproving early childhood development outcomes at health centers program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood Development, Child Healthcare Access, Child Health/Development | Amount: Up to $200,000 | Deadline: Mar. 17, 2023
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2.5KNewsTikTok sets new default time limits for minors
Families struggle with limiting the amount of time their children spend on TikTok.
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2.5KNewsHow proposed laws and medical innovation target better reproductive health care for women with disabilities
Congressional legislation, research and new medical guidance aim to narrow gaps in reproductive healthcare.
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1.8KNewsNavajo community wins fight to replace crumbling campus
About 80 Native American schools are in desperate need of repair or replacement.
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10.0KNews‘Yes, you can do this’: The story behind the rapid rise in sports for youth with disabilities
These student-athletes are breaking the mold of what many people think is inclusion.
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977GrantsGirls in the juvenile justice system risk reduction and prevention grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, At-risk Girls/Youth, Safety, Women/Girls, Recidivism | Amount: Up to $525,000 | Deadline: Apr. 10, 2023
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929GrantsNew England high school education innovation program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, High School, Education Innovation, Education Policy, New England | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Mar. 15, 2023
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1.7KNewsUS has a teacher shortage. HBCUs are helping to change that
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Surrounded by kindergarteners, Lana Scott held up a card with upper and lower case Ys, dotted with pictures...
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789GrantsRhode Island youth opioid use reduction, prevention and recovery grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Health/Welfare/Safety, Youth Opioid Use, Opioid Epidemic, Rhode Island | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: Mar. 10, 2023
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14.2KNewsMurdered on the job: A year after a child welfare investigator was killed, little has changed
The day Deidre Silas was murdered, the social worker went alone on a house call.
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2.5K► NewsmakersNational AfterSchool Association names 2023 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders
17 out-of-school time professionals from across the country were chosen.
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1.2KNewsWest Virginia passes campus carry, bill heads to governor
The state House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favor of the legislation Tuesday.
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2.0KNewsPolice: 9 children shot at Georgia gas station
Nine youths - including a 5-year-old child - were wounded after shots rang out.
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2.6KNewsQ&A: Meet U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention chief Liz Ryan
Ryan led work that closed six prisons and allocated $50 million to local communities.
