Youth Today
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1.5KGrantsEarly childhood development and well-being grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood, Child Development, Play, Fun, Safety | Amount: ~$1,000,000 | Deadline: Apr. 7, 2022 (registration) | May 17, 2022...
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8.3KFrom the BureausA gang-banger since 8th grade, former Blood sets a new course with a former prosecutor’s help
There is no recent official count of how many individuals have departed gang life. In 2012, the most recent year that the...
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2.3KOpinionEffective anti-violence efforts are trauma-informed
The past couple of years have been some of the deadliest for many major U.S. cities. Murder rates have spiked and gun...
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1.6KGrantsPublic education equity program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Education Equity, Minority Students, Education Reform, Systemic Racism | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Mar. 28, 2022
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2.4KNewsStates launch probe into TikTok’s effect on kids’ health
State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening government...
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3.4K► ReportsReport: More than 5 million children orphaned by global COVID pandemic with numbers still climbing
Researchers publish a new report in The Lancet showing how many children have been orphaned by the COVID pandemic.
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1.4KNewsActivism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
Over the past year, book challenges and bans have reached levels not seen in decades, according to officials at the American Library...
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1.1KNewsPfizer shots protect kids from severe COVID even in omicron
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the omicron surge that hit youngsters...
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7.1KOpinionIn child welfare, if the solution is money, the problem is poverty
In the beginning, the builders of what would become a system of massive intrusion into families, and, ultimately, the separation of millions...
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2.3KNewsQ&A: Making more room for Black fathers to be involved in their children’s education
Tasha Alston, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer, says her first book urges the broad public...
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2.4K► Nonprofit ToolboxThree truths (and a chart!) for setting realistic fundraising goals
How do you really know if your fundraising goal is achievable? Janeal Ford is the president and CEO of Fordable Fundraising, step...
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2.0KNewsUN report: Today’s children will see massive increase in climate extremes
Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world...
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2.6KFrom the BureausQ&A: Exalt’s Gisele Castro on the importance of New York’s “raise the age” law
Exalt is a nonprofit in New York City. Giselle Castro talks about Exalt's work and their "raise the age" efforts. They work...
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2.5KNewsShould a sex trafficking defense apply in a homicide case?
What looks like a clear-cut case of criminal homicide could actually be legal under a Wisconsin law that absolves sex trafficking victims...
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1.3KGrantsTransgender community impact grants
GRANT FOCUS: Trans Communities, Trans Youth, LGBTQ+, Health/Welfare, HIV/AIDS | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Mar. 18, 2022
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1.2KGrantsUrban Native American healthcare education national program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Youth, Native/Tribal Health, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Healthcare | Amount: $1,050,000 | Deadline: Apr. 11, 2022
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1.8KNewsParents of teen charged in school shooting to stand trial
A judge on Thursday ordered the parents of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school to...
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1.4KNewsTexas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state's child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse,...
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1.9KNewsOxford student seeks gun reform: ‘We deserve to feel safe’
Zoe Touray called for gun reform and school mental health services alongside others Wednesday on the Michigan Capitol steps as she shared...
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2.5KNewsNew Mexico to create new legal aid office for child welfare cases
Child welfare professionals in New Mexico are applauding passage of a bill they say will improve legal representation for youth and families...
