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All posts tagged "coronavirus"
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayOST Funders, Here’s How To Step Up: Invest In Organizations’ Capacity
DOTSHOCK/SHUTTERSTOCK (Part 2 of 2) In 2019, I wrote a chapter called “Rooted in Scarcity and Deficit: Time to Reconsider the Funding Process”...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayOST Providers, Pandemic Time Means Time To Build Relationships
As the world around us continues to feel like it’s spinning off its axis, one of the best things we can do...
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5.8KNewsEducation For Young People In Shelters Was Already a Challenge — Then Coronavirus Hit
More than 40,000 K–12 public school students in Washington experienced homelessness in 2017–18, a number that has nearly doubled in the past...
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1.7KGuest Opinion Essay8 Ways to Evolve Your OST Programs Online
This summer was filled with disappointments as each camp I had enrolled my daughter in — both day camp and overnight camp...
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1.0KGrantsK-12 Education During COVID Recovery Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Education, Racial Equity, STEM Education, Disadvantaged Students | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 31, 2021
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayHow 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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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayHere’s How to Make Youth-adult Partnership Work
How different would today look if people most affected by decisions held equal power in making those decisions? The vision arising from...
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890GrantsCalifornia 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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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayVirtual Communities More Crucial Than Ever For The Disabled
PROSTOCK-STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK As I continue to make connections with young people who live with disabilities, I am finding that many of them rely...
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4.7KGuest Opinion EssayTeaching After-school Online? How To Effectively Support SEL
MIA STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK Quarantine has a very isolating effect on the world. There is a lack of social interaction, many days in pajamas...
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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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966GrantsMaine Community Development and COVID Resilience Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Community, Community Development, Education, Human Services, Maine | Amount: UP to $10,000 | Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayHow Will Youth With Disabilities Celebrate Holidays During COVID-19?
Right around the winter holidays a year ago, we first heard the news of the coronavirus as it appeared in Wuhan, China....
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1.7KNewsBill Seeks ‘Pandemic Funding’ For 21st Century After-school Programs
As Congress considers a spending bill with behind-the-scenes negotiations this week, many youth-serving organizations hope for an injection of cash into out-of-school...
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1.0KGrantsCentral MN Vulnerable Community COVID Response Fund Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Basic Needs, Disadvantaged Communities, Minnesota | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Nov. 30, 2020
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Do Youth With Disabilities Think About Food Insecurities Due To COVID-19?
ELIZ A/SHUTTERSTOCK According to a report published by Feeding America, one in every six Americans, about 50 million people, will be food...
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow To Supervise Your Staff During Times Of Great Change
The way youth workers do their work has shifted sharply since spring. For some, this means a shift to connecting youth and...
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801GrantsNew England Mental Health Improvement for Isolated Youth Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Youth Mental Health, Health, Isolated Youth, Suicide Prevention | Amount: Up to $20,000 | Deadline: Nov. 19, 2020 (register...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Role Does Health Insurance Play For Youth With Disabilities During COVID-19?
Having health insurance in this country has been a major topic of discussion in recent years. You hear about it on the...
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4.6KFrom the BureausNY Orthodox Jewish Teenagers Charge COVID-19 Is Bringing Up Anti-Semitism
VIDEOGRAPHY AND PHOTO: MARCO POGGIO NEW YORK — They all had disturbing stories, and they all had a familiar ring to them. ...
