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All posts tagged "California"
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4.2KOpinionA Case for Better Funding of California’s Community Alternatives to Juvenile Detention and Probation
Supporters of the juvenile justice status quo wrongly claim that community-based organizations are not yet strong enough to serve all youth who...
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850GrantsCalifornia Elementary School Garden Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Gardens, Education, Elementary School, Educator Support, Health, Nutrition | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Mar. 19, 2021
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2.6KNewsCalifornia Nonprofit Calls On Companies To Offer Foster Youth Internships
In 2020, Tom Fandre had hoped to place at least 90 foster youth in internships in the Silicon Valley area. But when...
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3.9KOpinionI’m a Former Foster Youth; How a Few Words From My Attorney Changed My Life
My name is Cristal and I am a former foster youth from Bakersfield, California. I spent about 11 years in the Kern...
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1.7KOpinionHow I Helped My High School Service Club Find A Way To Keep Helping
The Helping Hawks Club members have invested their time since 2011 feeding the homeless (a major draw to the club), spending lunchtime...
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976GrantsCalifornia Small Business Support And Recovery Loans Program
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Small Business Support, Organizational Support, Minority-Owned Businesses | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.3KOpinionWe Know What Truly Works for Gun Violence Prevention and Invest In It
ESTONES TENKA/SHUTTERSTOCK More than 115,000 Americans will be shot and 40,000 will die from gun violence this year alone — just like...
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2.9KOpinionThe First Basic Income Pilot Program for Foster Youth Is a No-Brainer
The Santa Clara County (California) Board of Supervisors approved in May a basic income pilot program for youth who are transitioning out...
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833GrantsEast Bay COVID-19 Community Response Fund Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Basic Needs, Human Services, Organizational Support, California, East Bay | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.6KOpinionAdvance Peace Change Agents Already Interrupting Epidemics Every Day in Neighborhood
Fresh shell casings are still scattered in the streets. Multiple sets of dice are still rolling like rocks in an avalanche. Bottles...
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1.0KGrantsOakland Social and Racial Justice Organization Rapid Response Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Social Justice, Social Change, Arts/Culture, Community Organizing, Oakland | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Sept. 15, 2020
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1.8KOpinionWe Need to Take Care of Each Other After COVID-19 Too
The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) in Richmond, Calif., is a non-law enforcement governmental agency whose sole purpose is to reduce gun...
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1.1KGrantsBay Area Nonprofit Support Through COVID Crisis Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Human Services, Nonprofit Support, Food Access, Basic Needs, Education, California | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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1.1KGrantsSan Diego COVID-19 Community Response Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Food Access, Human Services, Family Support, Living Expenses | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.0KNewsIntensive Coaching, Group Therapy Helped California Foster Youth at Risk for Homelessness, Chapin Hall Study Shows
In the transition from adolescence to adulthood, even the best-prepared kids can be expected to stumble.
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4.0KOpinionIs California’s ACEs Questionnaire ‘Trap’ For Poor Families?
I’ve written about a study that found that poor mothers often avoid revealing their problems or accepting much-needed help because those asking...
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1.2KGrantsL.A. Region Youth Education, Health and Development Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Youth Development, Physical Activity, Youth Sports, Health, Food Access | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: May 1, 2020
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1.1KGrantsCA Youth Conservation Education and Job Training Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Job/Career Training, Environmental Education, Youth Development | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: May 11, 2020
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1.3KGrantsCA,HI Conservation, Education and Healthcare Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Health, Healthcare, Environment, California, Hawaii | Amount: $50,000 - $200,000 | Deadline: Feb. 24, 2020
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2.7KOpinionWe Connected Former Gang Members, Clergy, Community and Police to Fight Violence
In the city of Stockton, Calif., gun violence was already notably on the rise in 2011 because of a series of compounding...
