Youth Today
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2.0K► PodcastsNorth Central Florida YMCA brings summer camp to rural areas
The North Central Florida YMCA kicked off summer camp in Hawthorne this week. It’s the first time Hawthorne has had summer programming...
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2.5K► Nonprofit Toolbox5 tips for an engaging and effective board retreat
Have you ever wished your board could take a moment to breathe, reflect and refocus? A highly effective nonprofit board grows together...
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1.5KGrantsMaternity group home for pregnant and parenting youth program support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Safety, Maternity, Teen Parents, Youth Services | Amount: $100,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: June 27, 2022
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1.2KNewsFTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids’ data privacy online
The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard...
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1.7KFrom the BureausThere’s litigation and innovation involving LGBTQ juveniles, a disproportionately larger group
Tailor-made services are important for many justice-involved LGBTQ youth and young adults their advocates contend, because those individuals’ encounters with law enforcement,...
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2.4K► ReportsThe rise of firearm suicide among young Americans
Everytown for Gun Safety releases a troubling new report discussing the stark rise in firearm suicides among youth across the nation and...
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1.1KNewsOregon dropping AI tool used in child abuse cases
Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead...
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1.2KNewsScouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) — As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are...
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2.4KNewsiPad rentals, emergency funds and food pantries: What it takes to make “free college” work for all students
Since moving to New Mexico from her home country of Malaysia in 2017, Nuraisyah A Mohd Hilmi has paused her college education...
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1.1KNewsIn historic shift, far fewer teens face adult US courts
A significant shift away from the "get tough" philosophy of the 1980s and '90s for youth offenders, has resulted in far fewer...
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2.3K► Nonprofit ToolboxThe do’s and don’ts of hiring your first development director
Hiring your first development director is an important milestone for any nonprofit. It means you have survived the gauntlet of start-up and...
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880GrantsEducation, arts access and community program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Arts, Literacy, Child/Youth Development, Community | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 1, 2022
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2.2KNewsNew Mexico’s marijuana record expungement lags behind legalization
Thomas Wescott, 24, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he has been rejected by multiple employers due to a six-year-old conviction for...
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1.1KGrantsOregon family support and stability program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Family Support, Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Development, Oregon | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 8, 2022
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1.1KGrantsNative child care services access program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child Care, Child Care Access, Native Children, Child Welfare/Development | Amount: $500,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: June 24, 2022
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3.9KNewsNew ghost gun rule unlikely to stem violence amid thriving youth gun culture
Ghost guns — so-called because they are nearly impossible to trace — are sold in parts and assembled by the buyer. Until...
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2.2KOpinionEducation-minded prisoners thirst for more college prison programs
Most prisons aren’t built to promote healthy, human transformation, let alone to help people pursue a higher education. Most prisons don’t create...
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2.8KNewsYouth find hope restoring Rio Grande wetlands threatened by climate change
La Mancha Wetland Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is a cool oasis in the spring heat of the surrounding desert for...
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1.8KNewsCritics link lax gun storage to accidental shootings involving youth, mostly in the South
After running toward the sound of a gunshot that still haunts her, Marentha Sargent watched her 14-year-old, Adrienne Lambert, bleeding from the...
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1.9KNewsYoung caregivers ‘exist in the shadows,’ offer crucial help
As many 10 million children in the U.S. may provide some form of care at home, according to researcher Melinda Kavanaugh. Some...
