Youth Today
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5.4KNewsBlack girls are experiencing record rates of self-injury and death by suicide
Emergency room visits for suicidal thoughts and self-injury are on the rise, with Black girls and LGBTQ youth experiencing record rates of...
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1.4KGrantsPTA program support grants
GRANT'S FOCUS: PTA, Education, Reading, Health, Mental Health STEM, Arts | Amount: $1,000 or $2,500 | Deadline: Sept. 27, 2022
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1.8KNewsStates’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students...
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2.7KNewsIn separate cities, hard hit by gun violence, gunshot survivors fight against firearms
The backstories of Sakran and Pep couldn’t be more different. But their survivor stories drive their activism about the public health threat...
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4.0KOpinionWant to improve students’ physical and mental health? Hire an athletic trainer.
As we go into this school year, athletic trainers can and should be an essential part of any plan to improve students’...
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1.3KGrantsSmall town community project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Community Development/Improvement, Civic Engagement, Environment | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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1.5KGrantsLow-income community children’s dental care access grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Child/Youth Dental Care, Healthcare Access, Low-Income Children/Youth | Amount: Up to $20,000 | Deadline: Oct. 3, 2022
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2.5KGrantsArts education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, Community, Arts, Education, Culture, Music Education | Amount: $25,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2022 (LOI)
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2.2KOpinionNebraska teen charged as an adult in self-managed abortion may be a sign of what’s to come
Earlier this month, the national media picked up on the story of a Nebraska teen and her mother who were arrested for...
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4.4KNewsQ&A: Sixto Cancel on prioritizing kinship care for foster youth
Sixto Cancel has truly beat the odds. His innovative approach to leveraging a technology platform geared toward capturing the lived experience of...
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3.0K► ReportsMinorities are less likely than whites to bypass courts for community-based rehabilitation, new analysis finds
Released today, the Sentencing Project’s “Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice,” analyzes nationwide data. Citing,...
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1.0KGrantsCommunity food system improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Healthy Food Access, Nutrition Insecurity, Food Deserts, Child/Youth Health | Amount: $5,000 - $40,000 | Deadline: Oct. 7, 2022
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1.1KGrantsJustice-involved and violence-impacted youth employment program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Justice-involved Youth, Youth Employment, Violence Prevention, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $4,000,000 | Deadline: Oct. 5, 2022
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1.9KNewsSchool districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout
School districts have provided increased mental health training for staff, classroom support as well as resources and systems aimed at identifying burned...
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1.9KNewsNebraska school officials close newspaper after LGBTQ issue
Administrators at a Nebraska school shuttered the school's award-winning student newspaper just days after its last edition that included articles and editorials...
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2.5KOpinionThe Remix with Karen Pittman: Caught and taught — Out-of-school time programs add social-emotional instruction
To understand how the current moment calls for more explicit, taught instruction in the out-of-school time space to complement this historically integrated...
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940GrantsDC disadvantaged child/youth healthcare access and cancer research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Healthcare, Pediatrics, Healthcare Access, Disadvantaged Youth, D.C. | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sept. 16, 2022
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1.4KNewsDC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap
A landmark social program will provide children of the city's poorest families with up to $25,000 when they reach adulthood — for...
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1.3KNewsBiden announces long-awaited student debt forgiveness plan
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on his campaign promise to provide $10,000 in debt cancellation for...
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2.0K► Nonprofit ToolboxGrantmakers are holding nonprofits accountable on DEI. Leadership should too.
Grantmakers, through their questions, are forcing us to see the work ahead. They want us to evaluate our current position and know...
