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All posts tagged "Arizona"
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761NewsA campus shooting spurred her political awakening. Her whole family followed.
Three Latinx women stand up, speak out and lead their community against gun violence.
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568NewsIn a state with school vouchers for all, low-income families aren’t choosing to use them
Is Arizona's school vouchers for all program a failure or a work in progress?
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1.2KNewsSchool vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. Instead they blew a massive hole in Arizona’s budget.
In a lesson for other states, Arizona’s voucher experiment has precipitated a budget meltdown.
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713NewsNew partnership will boost agricultural education for Arizona Indigenous students
Lessons and project-based topics include origins, traditions, leadership, and plant science within Indigenous communities.
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2.1KNewsAs fentanyl use rises among teens, Arizona requires naloxone in foster homes
In 2021, 44 Arizona children died from fentanyl overdoses.
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1.4KNewsNative Americans share trauma of Arizona boarding schools
In Arizona alone, there were 47 federal Indian boarding schools.
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1.4KNewsLatino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change
After experiencing global warming's firsthand effects, U.S. Latinos are leading the way in activism around climate change, often drawing on traditions from...
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773GrantsArizona, California, and Nevada child and health program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Development, Health, Community, Arizona, California, Nevada | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Mar. 15, 2022
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2.5KNewsCertified as autism-friendly, tourism destinations serve families and reap profits
On a family vacation in San Diego three years ago, Marc Garcia’s son had a meltdown that, because he is autistic, was...
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970GrantsArizona youth environmental job training program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Employment, Job/Career Training, Civic Engagement, Environment, Arizona | Amount: $5,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2021
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911GrantsSouthern Arizona Basic Needs and Healthcare Access During COVID Crisis Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Basic Needs, Human Services, Family Support, Community Support, Arizona | Amount: $3,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
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1.2KGrantsAZ Community Health and System Change Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Health, Health Equity, Social Change, Arizona | Amount: $10,000 - $30,000 | Deadline: Feb. 28, 2020
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayViolence Against Homeless Youth Is Encouraged By Our System
It is an arid, 100-degree August night in Tempe, Ariz. Five of us are volunteering on outreach in the downtown area tonight...
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AZ Youth Environmental Education and Conservation Job Training Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Job/Career Training, Conservation, Youth Development | Amount: $10,000 - $1,054,000 | Deadline: Sept. 6, 2019
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2.6KNewsFamilies Move From the Shadows to Power in West Phoenix
When someone broke into Viri Hernandez’s West Phoenix home in 2012, she called the police. But she quickly realized the officers who...
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2.8KNewsScience Center Brings STEM Instruction to Rural Arizona After-school Clubs
A science center in Phoenix is bringing training to educators and after-school clubs in rural areas of the state in an effort...
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1.3KGrantsArizona Youth, Women and Minority Support Grants
Subject: Youth Welfare, Women and Girls, Minority Youth, Family Support | Deadline: June 27, 2018 | Amount: Unspecified
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2.8KNewsYouth Organizations Oppose the Administration Ending DACA
The future of nearly 800,000 young people hangs in the balance as President Donald Trump threatens to rescind the...
