Youth Today
All posts tagged "Chicago"
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999Guest Opinion EssayTrauma-informed ‘hubs’ reduce Chicago youth incarceration
The hubs, administrators say, follow best practices and principles of trauma-informed youth development and rehabilitation.
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1.4K► NewsmakersEllen Alberding to step down from the Joyce Foundation after 34 years
The foundation has led in funding gun violence prevention research and improved public education.
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540GrantsGreater Chicago area women of color leadership program
GRANT FOCUS: Women of Color, Gender Equity, Leadership, Professional Development, Chicago | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Oct. 10, 2023
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayFrom the mouth of babes: Letting young people lead us to a new vision of justice
To create positive change we must listen to the people impacted by juvenile justice.
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2.4KNewsHow a partisan budget battle worsened Illinois’ foster care crisis
Illinois foster kids are staying in social workers' offices, conference centers and jails.
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1.6KNewsFor Chicago girls confronting violence, a school solution for reducing PTSD
Nearly 40% of girls in Chicago Public schools experience PTSD and violence-related stress.
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1.3KNewsYouth program founder hurt in shooting ‘has biggest heart’
A shooting killed two teenagers at the Starts Right Here education program.
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1.0KNewsLawsuit: Illinois agency wrongfully imprisoned children
The children have missed holidays, birthdays and funerals of loved ones.
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2.5K► NewsmakersAndrea Sáenz named president and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust
Andrea Sáenz immediately succeeds outgoing president and CEO, Helene Gayle, becoming the Trust's eighth president in its 107 year history.
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720GrantsChicago region youth social change project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Social Change/Justice, Youth Leadership, Youth Development, Equality, Civic Engagement | Amount: $3,000 - $15,000 | Deadline: Nov. 16, 2022
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2.0KNewsElectrical workers union trains Chicago youth for growing solar market
The solar academy run by Chicago’s branch of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW Local 134, is a direct path to...
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1.5KNewsSchool gun case sparks debate over safety and second chances
Most gun incidents in and around campuses are more like Oak Park than Uvalde. They're not planned large-scale shootings, or active-shooter situations....
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5.0KNewsAsian-Black activism, going back decades, now is being rekindled
Launched in winter 2019 by a Black woman and an Asian American woman, both 27, People Matter echoes cross-racial collaboration extending back...
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2.0KNewsChicago program builds bonds between combat veterans, youth
To cope with violence and gang influences, youth are joining Urban Warriors, a YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago program that brings together combat...
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3.0K► NewsmakersCME Group Foundation appoints Eva Giglio new executive director
Eva Giglio is the new executive director of CME Group Foundation, succeeding Kassie Davis who recently announced her retirement after leading the...
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1.9KNewsFew Barriers Prevent Gun Trafficking from Mississippi
The near-stagnant pace of federal gun law reform and lack of gun possession restrictions in Mississippi make it easy to get a...
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42.8KNewsA pistol bought in Mississippi killed a teen in Chicago
Malcolm Stuckey was pulling up in a burgundy Pontiac Grand Prix to his friend’s birthday party in Chicago’s once-prosperous Englewood neighborhood when...
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970GrantsChicago Region Community Food System Support During COVID Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Food Access, Community Health, Childhood Hunger, Nutrition, Chicago | Amount: Up to $200,000 | Deadline: Jan. 13, 2021
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2.0KNewsStevens Initiative Connects Young People Across Cultures, Aims To Build Global Knowledge
In 2016 students in several of Chicago’s least affluent public schools struck up an online connection with students in Casablanca, Morocco. Together...
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1.8KGrantsChicago K-12 Arts Education Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, Arts, Education, Learning, Culture, Chicago | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Aug. 14, 2020 (LOI)
