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All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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2.0K► ReportsThe COVID-19 Pandemic Is Straining Families’ Abilities to Afford Basic Needs
The Urban Institute uses data from its Health Reform Monitoring Survey conducted between March 25 and April 10 to evaluate the effects...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayYouth With Disabilities Find Positivity During COVID-19 Pandemic
Amid all the worrying and doubt about the coronavirus, young people with disabilities are finding ways to stay positive. Staying at home...
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3.1KFrom the BureausNew York Homeless Youth Feel Lonely, Stuck, Isolated
First he lost his job as a shift manager at McDonald’s. Then the movie theater, the bowling alley, all the places he...
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1.6K► ReportsStrategies and Challenges in Feeding Out-of-School Students
Urban Institute researchers examine and assess the challenges both school districts and families face when ensuring proper food and nutrition access for...
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2.3KNewsAmid Huge Gun Sales, Coronavirus Already Linked to Spike in Florida Violence, Suicide
Theirs was supposed to be the kind of family people dream of having; a father, mother, son and daughter living in domestic...
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2.1KNewsNonprofits Should Do Scenario Planning, Talk to Funders, Advisors Say
Emergency funds for nonprofits and small businesses could flow again as congressional leaders negotiate billions more for the Paycheck Protection Program. An...
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1.8KNewsCOVID-19 Changes in Eddy County Mean Fewer Referrals, More Donations
The child welfare challenges brought about by the current COVID-19 pandemic have easily been the most disquieting for Maria Calderon, protective services...
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2.8KNewsCOVID-19 Adds to Woes of Homeless New Mexican Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care
Javier seems like a well-adjusted teenager on the surface. He’s gregarious, funny, sometimes brutally blunt and also a bit awkward. When the...
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2.4KNewsYear-old Las Cruces Shelter for Homeless Youth Newly Challenged by Coronavirus
For a couple of years, homeless foster youth, runaways and other at-risk children in southern New Mexico had a handful of emergency...
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2.1KNewsHomeless Youth in Northern New Mexico the Focus of 2-Year Project
When the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness applied for a HUD grant on youth homelessness in 2018, they weren’t expected to...
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayHow Are Disabled Youth Coping With COVID-19 Pandemic?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, young people with disabilities are facing unique challenges. The threat of contracting...
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4.9KFrom the BureausRemote Learning Also Works for Special Education Students
His mother Susie Wong-Benjamin encourages him to take bites and chew because he prefers softer foods like spaghetti and mashed potatoes.
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2.4KNewsRisk of Eviction High For Households With Kids, Especially During Coronavirus: Researcher
Many families with children are facing a looming threat during the coronavirus pandemic — the loss of their home.
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1.7KNewsTherapists Urge Seeking Help Immediately After Suicidal Thoughts
The best time to seek help for anyone who finds themselves contemplating suicide is now, according to mental health professionals.
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4.7KGuest Opinion EssayCOVID-19 Surfaces Child Welfare’s Ugly Biases About Race, Class
Well, yes. By now, just about everyone must have read some version of the hype and hysteria around the fact that, thanks...
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3.0K► ReportsImplications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
The Trevor Project brings together research to highlight the ways in which LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to the social, emotional and...
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6.3KGrantsAll COVID-19 grants on one page: Available now!
Youth Today has a section dedicated to posts with grants offering to fund projects or activities related to the COVID-19 virus. These...
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3.5KNewsNonprofits Should Apply Now For PPP Funds While They Last, Advisor Says
Pay your staff and keep your nonprofit afloat for the next two months by applying this very day for emergency funding provided...
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2.8KNewsCOVID-19 Gives Youth of Color Big Responsibilities But They Feel Invisible, Group Says
Sue Suilla Daley sits in front of her computer in her apartment in Queens. She’s 18 and a senior at John Adams...
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3.0KFrom the BureausConnecticut’s Child Welfare System Conscious It Will Need to Keep Pivoting
How do you check on a child who lives in a home flagged as abusive during a global pandemic? How do you...
