Youth Today
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1.6KNews‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
Hundreds of thousands of recent graduates are heading to college this fall after spending more than half their high school careers dealing...
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4.9KNews‘Hiding in Plain Sight’: Film probes youth mental illness
Several youth and young adults discuss mental health in this clip from the PBS documentary, “Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness.”...
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1.2KGrantsIllinois children’s dental care education and access grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Child Dental Care, Healthcare Access, Dental Care Access, Illinois | Amount: $1,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Sept. 9,...
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1.1KGrantsMassachusetts social, economic, racial justice and community development grants
GRANT FOCUS: Social/Economic/Racial Justice, Youth Development, Education, Food Access, LGBTQ | Amount: $1,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Sept. 2, 2022
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1.2KGrantsNorthern Midwest rural community healthcare grants
GRANT FOCUS: Healthcare, Child/Youth Health, Rural Healthcare, Community Health | Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 | Deadline: Aug. 31, 2022
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3.4KNewsCourt watchers urge change in Florida, which is No. 1 in prosecuting youth as adults
Since 2007, 18 states have raised to 18 the age at which a person can be criminally charged as an adult, according...
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2.4K► ReportsTrauma and suicide risk among LGBTQ youth
The Trevor Project releases a new research brief using data from the 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to examine...
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3.8KFrom the BureausWhat happened after Minneapolis removed police officers from schools
By September 2020, 11 new unarmed public safety support specialists, many with law enforcement-related backgrounds, were in place and on the Minneapolis...
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3.3KYouth VoicesJPMorgan Chase’s Career Readiness Program boosts student and employee engagement
Mentoring is a clear path to positive outcomes for young people and employees alike. Research shows that when employers support youth mentoring,...
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2.5K► ReportsFlorida girls are arrested and locked up at higher rates than boys
Non-felony offenses accounted for two out of three arrests of juvenile girls in Florida, according to “The Justice for Girls Blueprint: The...
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4.9KMagazinesNew Mexico Child Welfare special edition magazine
Take a peek below at our New Mexico Child Welfare magazine cover. One click takes you to our Special Edition: Summer 2022...
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1.1KGrantsSoutheast progressive grassroots social change organization support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Social Change, Youth Leadership, Environment, Civic Engagement, Nonprofit Support, Southeast | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Sept. 1, 2022
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2.1KOpinionThe Remix with Karen Pittman: Student Success + Youth Success = Field Success
I'm encouraged by recent signs that the Biden administration understands the importance of community-based organizations to the allied youth fields.
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2.0KNewsSome schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread....
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5.3K► NewsmakersDavid Shapiro to lead YMCA of Greater Boston after 18 years at MENTOR
David Shapiro will become the 14th president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston, succeeding James Morton, who has led the...
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3.8KNewsPandemic pushes afterschool programs to add social-emotional learning
Afterschool programs across the country are increasing turning to social emotional learning, or SEL, and other approaches to help cope with increased...
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918GrantsNative youth aftercare support services grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Youth, Behavioral Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Sobriety, Aftercare | Amount: $600,000 | Deadline: Sept. 19, 2022
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1.6KGrantsFinancial literacy and economics education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Economics/Financial Education, Financial Literacy | Amount: $10,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Sept. 10, 2022
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4.4KNewsDo online adoption “heart galleries” do more harm than good?
Two decades ago, it was common practice for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to advertise the faces of foster youth seeking...
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2.8KGrantsMusic education and youth development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Music Education, Child/Youth Development, Educator/Teacher Support | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Oct. 15, 2022
