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All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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1.6KGrantsLibrary support through pandemic recovery grants
GRANT FOCUS: Library Support, Pandemic Recovery, Education, Humanities, Literacy/Reading, Community | Amount: $10,000 | Deadline: Dec. 2, 2021
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3.6KNewsAmerica’s afterschool staffing shortage undercuts pandemic recovery
Ask anyone in the youth development field what the greatest crisis facing afterschool programs is and you'll likely get the same answer:...
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2.1K► ReportsState of childhood obesity: Reforming our nation’s policies to help all children grow up healthy
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation releases the latest iteration of its annual report on childhood obesity in the United States, discussing the...
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2.8KNewsSome disabled students and their parents want remote learning to be a permanent option
Some advocates of students with disabilities are hoping lawmakers and educators will do more to ensure that remote learning is a more...
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1.3KGrantsNorthwest Connecticut community organization recovery and support grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Community, Organizational Support, Education, Arts/Culture, Environment, Health | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Oct. 22, 2021
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2.6K► ReportsThe state of the world’s children 2021
UNICEF releases its flagship yearly report on the current outlook and quality of life for children around the world, focusing on mental...
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1.8KGrantsPandemic recovery effects on childhood health and nutrition research grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Child Health/Welfare, Food Access/Security, Nutrition, Childhood Obesity | Amount: Up to $250,000 | Deadline: Nov. 17, 2021
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2.2KFrom the BureausMillions in seized money expanded Harlem youth hub’s “credible messenger” anti-violence project
Just weeks into his second prison stay — serving a 23-month sentence for charges including gun possession and attempted murder — Dedric...
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3.8KOpinionThe forgotten ones: Congress must extend pandemic aid to foster youth like me
Protections that foster youth like me fought for to safeguard us during the pandemic will disappear today, September 30, if our representatives...
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2.7KNewsPandemic relief for foster youth expires, ending aid to thousands
A pandemic relief bill providing aid to transitional age foster youth will expire today unless Congress makes an 11th-hour decision to extend...
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1.5KGrantsBoston arts and culture organization reopening and support grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Arts/Culture, Arts Education, Music Education, Creative Youth Development, Boston | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Oct. 15, 2021
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1.6KNewsOutbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
As coronavirus outbreaks driven by the delta variant lead districts around the U.S. to abruptly shut down or send large numbers of...
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1.8KGrantsPhiladelphia area low-income community COVID recovery support grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Health Education, Food Access, Family Support, Community, Philadelphia | Amount: $25,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021
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1.4KNewsCOVID-19 analysis: Juveniles were restrained less; a fraction of parents didn’t know how to contact incarcerated children as in-person visits slowed during pandemic
Fewer juveniles were placed in restraints and more reported that they’ve had positives dealings with staffers at juvenile agencies, according to April...
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2.2KNewsSomali community organization aims to train youth as health workers
Ilhan Omar, 23, a recent college graduate, aspiring social worker and daughter of Somali refugees, was concerned by how many people in...
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2.3KNewsVaccine campaigns targeting youth face blowback
In most states, minors need the consent of their parents in order to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Navigating family politics in cases...
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2.2KNewsAfterschool programs looked forward to a normal year. Then delta happened.
After a year of remote learning, experts worry students have fallen behind academically and are struggling socially and emotionally, having been isolated...
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2.2KGrantsEngaging the arts to build vaccine confidence grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Arts, Culture, Arts Education, Vaccines, Organizational Support | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: Oct. 14, 2021
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2.1KGrantsEducator professional development and support during COVID era grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Education, Educator Support, Career/Workforce Development | Amount: $2,000 or $5,000 | Deadline: Oct. 15, 2021
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4.6KOpinionElevating equity and community voice beyond the pandemic
UPDATE: New video added — Over the last eighteen months, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to tectonic shifts in the ways our...
