Youth Today
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1.6KNewsTest scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US
Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eighth graders...
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3.3KNewsYouth and climate change: How a generation is adapting while fighting for their future
Climate change is a galvanizing force for young people whose lives are being radically altered by storms, wildfires, drought, heat waves and other effects...
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1.5KGrantsLong-term foster care for unaccompanied migrant children program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Immigrant Children/Youth, Unaccompanied Children, Foster Care, Child/Youth Welfare | Amount: $500,000 - $12,000,000 | Deadline: Nov. 29, 2022
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1.5KNewsMillions of cookies: MacKenzie Scott gives Girl Scouts $85M
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches, the 110-year-old organization said...
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3.2KNewsFor youth activists, historic climate law is only the beginning
Over the summer, youth climate activists ramped up their campaign, organizing petitions, sit-ins, protests and rallies at Congress and state capitols across...
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841GrantsRural healthcare access and expansion program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Rural Healthcare, Rural Communities, Healthcare Access, Child/Youth Health | Amount: Up to $300,000 | Deadline: Nov. 22, 2022
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1.1KGrantsHealthy school food systems improvement initiative grants
GRANT FOCUS: School Food, Healthy Food Access, Nutrition, Child Health/Development | Amount: $30,000,000 - $47,000,000 | Deadline: Nov. 28, 2022
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2.6KOpinionAnxiety detection and treatment in early childhood can lower risk for long-term mental health issues – an expert panel now recommends screening starting at age 8
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention, issued a final recommendation on Oct....
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1.1KGrantsGrades 5-12 disadvantaged youth STEM education grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, STEM, Minority Youth/Students, Low-income Youth/Students | Amount: $10,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Nov. 9, 2022
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2.8KNewsAlready facing barriers, voters with disabilities are troubled by latest bids to block ballot access
Online registration was among the expanded forms of voter access that several states implemented in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19...
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1.7KNewsLandmark trial begins over Arkansas’ ban on trans youth care
Arkansas was the first state to enact such a ban on gender-confirming care, with Republican lawmakers in 2021 overriding GOP Gov. Asa...
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1.1KGrantsChild health promotion and preventative healthcare program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Healthcare Access, Disabled Children/Youth, Child Development | Amount: Up to $1,566,000 | Deadline: Dec. 14, 2022
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3.1KNewsIncreased federal and state funding spurs afterschool expansion
The majority of federal and state grants that afterschool programs have depended upon for decades typically cannot be spent on transportation, despite...
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1.4K口 Advertising ArchiveCareer opportunity: MENTOR National Research Manager
MENTOR is committed to using research to improve the quality and quantity of mentoring programs for youth across the nation. The Research...
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1.0KGrantsNational maternal and child health data resource program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Maternal Health, Pregnancy, Data | Amount: Up to $900,000 | Deadline: Nov. 16, 2022
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10.2KNewsPolice need warrants to search homes. Child welfare agents almost never get one.
By law, ACS caseworkers are not allowed to enter and search a home without either permission to enter or an entry order,...
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2.5KNewsMandatory reporting was supposed to stop severe child abuse. It punishes poor families instead.
“Today, Pennsylvania says ‘No more’ to child abuse,” then-Gov. Tom Corbett declared as he signed the legislation into law in 2014. A...
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2.7KNewsQ&A: Beth Tyson on helping kinship families rebuild trust, fight stigma
Psychotherapist Beth Tyson specializes in helping children who are living with relatives who are not their parents, most often grandparents. Often, this...
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2.7KNewsDemand soars for kids’ books addressing violence, trauma
As anxiety and depression rates have soared among young Americans, educators and advocates say children's books can play a role in helping...
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2.0KNewsThese foster kids need mental health care. New Mexico is putting them in homeless shelters.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Hours after Jaidryon Platero attempted suicide, an employee of New Mexico’s child welfare agency visited...
