Youth Today
All posts tagged "afterschool"
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4.0KOpinionWeissberg and Durlak’s 18-year-old S.A.F.E model is a sure bet for our current workforce challenges
The SAFE programs had significant effects in almost every outcome area.
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2.5KOpinionInvesting in the OST workforce: Dreaming big and starting small
How do we support youth workers to ensure they stay in the OST workforce?
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2.4KFrom the FieldField report: New opportunities to explore extended learning and youth development across the globe
Highlights from the Global Extended Learning and Youth Development Association (GELYDA) first annual conference.
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2.8KNewsIn Dallas, a Big Thought is brewing about how cities can help their children grow
Big Thought provides youth with opportunities to learn how to think and act creatively.
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3.0KNewsOut-of-school programs play an outsized role in child development
New research shows that OST programs are more important than policymakers and parents realize.
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1.6KGrantsIndiana residential youth camp improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Camps, Youth Development, OST, SEL, Indiana | Amount: Up to $10,000,000 | Deadline: June 9, 2025
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2.0KOpinionIn learning ECOsystems OST must be a champion of positive youth development
OST and youth development are not interchangeable. One is about place, one about approach.
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3.2K► ReportsThe future of youth development: Building systems and strengthening programs
A report examines the effectiveness of OST programs, identifies improvements, and outlines future research.
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4.9KOpinionEnding AmeriCorps funding means closing afterschool programs
AmeriCorps funding cuts would make a bad situation for afterschool programs even worse.
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1.5KGrants
Rochester, NY area youth summer learning program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Summer Programs/Learning, OST Learning, Education, Rochester, NY | Amount: ~21,000 - $120,000 | Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025
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4.3KNews‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children
‘Opportunity gap’ between rich and poor children can come down to six missed chances.
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2.9K► Reports26-year study of early child care and youth development enrichment opportunity gaps and educational success
The opportunity gap was a more powerful predictor of educational attainment than childhood poverty.
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2.3KOpinionSchools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies
Can school districts capitalize on the crucial summer months and make learning more equitable?
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1.4KNewsBiden budget plan includes $8B to put learning recovery on a ‘faster track’
The budget targets chronic absenteeism, high-impact tutoring, and extended learning in afterschool/summer school programs.
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3.8KOpinionAddressing student absenteeism, tutoring and after-school programs to meet new White House goals
The agenda offers detailed roadmaps to help states better use existing data and funds.
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2.6KGrantsAfterschool and summer learning for middle schoolers program support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Out-of-School Time, Afterschool, Summer Learning, Youth Development | Amount: $15,000; $50,000; $100,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024
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2.5KOpinionA brilliant solution to empowering the youth workforce
Funders are finding innovative ways to respond to inequities borne by the youth workforce.
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6.0KNewsHow after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s push to preserve separation of church and state
The Satanic Temple has filed suits seeking the same rights afforded to Christian groups.
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1.1KGrantsAffordable housing child and youth services support program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Well-being, Housing, Early Education/Care, Afterschool/OST, Youth Services | Amount: $100,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: Aug. 18, 2023
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3.3KNewsQ&A: Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska CEO Jen Patronas on what it’s like to run an afterschool program in the Arctic
Selawik, Alaska, is a Iñupiat Eskimo community where generations have survived off the land.
