Youth Today
All posts tagged "climate change"
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1.1KOpinionThe missing voices in climate decision-making: Youth
Why are youth left out of climate decision-making spaces and conversations about the climate crisis we will inevitably inherit?
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921GrantsYouth-led climate change organization support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Climate Change, Youth-led Projects/Solutions, Organizational Support | Amount: $1,000,000 | Deadline: Aug. 15, 2025
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1.3KGrantsRural community development initiative grants
GRANT FOCUS: Rural Communities, Community/Economic Development, Rural Youth, Climate Change | Amount: $50,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Aug. 7, 2025
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1.9KGrantsChesapeake Bay area environmental outreach and restoration project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environment, Community, Civic Engagement, Public Health, Climate Change | Amount: Up to $150,000 | Deadline: Aug. 21, 2025
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1.5KNewsDespite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue
An ancient legal principle is key in lawsuits seeking to reduce climate change effects.
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2.5KNewsThe opportunities and effects of climate action on adolescents
Overall, 85% of young people are worried about climate change. 58% are extremely worried.
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1.3K► ReportsFragile beginnings: Children face unique vulnerabilities to environmental hazards at every stage of life
This brief discusses the unique vulnerabilities of children to environmental hazards.
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3.1KNewsQ&A: How organizers are harnessing the power of young Latino voters
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez serves as executive director of NextGen America.
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587GrantsCommunity-based environment, sustainability, climate resiliency and education grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environment, Sustainability, Community, Climate Resiliency, Education | Amount: $10,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Oct. 18, 2024 (preliminary app)
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1.6KNewsHow colleges can become ‘living labs’ for combating climate change
The approach simultaneously educates students on climate change and reduces the campus carbon footprint.
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1.7KNewsAfter a child’s death, California weighs rules for physical education during extreme weather
Many states have adopted protocols to protect students from extreme heat during physical education.
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2.0KGrantsGulf coast K-12 environmental education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Youth Development, Climate Change, Civic Engagement | Amount: $25,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Feb. 5, 2024
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1.3KGrantsCommunity-led urban environmental health, justice and education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Health/Justice/Education, Disadvantaged Communities, Climate Change | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Nov. 9, 2023
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2.2KGrantsCleveland community, education, environment, culture and family support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Education, Environment, Arts/Culture, Family Support, Social Justice, Cleveland | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 15, 2023
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1.0KGrantsEnvironmental and STEM literacy/education capacity building program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, STEM, Civic Engagement, Professional Development | Amount: $4,000,000 - $7,000,000 | Deadline: Apr. 3, 2023
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2.6KNewsYoung farmers adapt to a hotter, drier future
A megadrought has changed the way farmers look at the future of farming.
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1.9KNewsYouth take lead in mapping heat impacts across communities
Across the country, young people are banding together to undertake surveys and create heat maps that capture their communities’ desire to mitigate...
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832GrantsYouth leaders addressing health impacts of climate change program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Climate Change, Health, Youth Leadership, Civic Engagement | Amount: $25,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Dec. 19, 2022
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2.3KNewsCampus divestment movement targets schools’ nonprofit status
Student groups argue that damage to the environment and human health inflicted by the fossil fuel industry conflicts with the schools’ missions...
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3.1KNewsYouth and climate change: How a generation is adapting while fighting for their future
Climate change is a galvanizing force for young people whose lives are being radically altered by storms, wildfires, drought, heat waves and other effects...
