All posts tagged "COVID19"

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls' mental health.

The pandemic missing; kids who didn't go back to school: black female student in large clothes walks down street with backpack and drink

2.5K

The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school

An analysis found an estimated 240,000 students whose absences could not be accounted for.

effects of pandemic school closure on students with disabilities: family stands next to train with daughter holding teddy bear

2.7K

Effects of pandemic school closures linger, especially for students with disabilities

Students with disabilities were an “afterthought” for schools before the pandemic and remain so.

juvenile court: stone entrance to juvenile court building with flowers in front

1.1K

Youth prison reform in the COVID era

Researchers at the Urban Institute discuss how three states reduced youth incarceration and implemented reforms through the trying times of the COVID...

understaffing at after-school programs leaves unmet demand: black woman with long hair with facemask on works at a table with children

Understaffing leaves afterschool programs with unmet demand

School-based providers list difficulties hiring and retaining staff as the biggest reasons they have not fully rebounded from pandemic shutdowns and they...

COVID-19 impacts on households with children report: black father and child working on homework tofether

The impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of households with children

A new report from UNICEF and World Bank analyzes the effects of the pandemic on families with children in 35 countries.

COVID orphan report: sad child in facemask with stuffed animal looks out window

2.3K

Report: More than 5 million children orphaned by global COVID pandemic with numbers still climbing

Researchers publish a new report in The Lancet showing how many children have been orphaned by the COVID pandemic.

Hidden pain report cover: child with facemask crouched on ground

2.4K

Hidden pain: Children who lost a parent or caretaker to COVID-19 and what the nation can do to help them

COVID Collaborative and Social Policy Analytics releases a new report highlighting the number of children who have lost parents or caretakers in...

Colorado arts, culture, youth sports grants: group of children holding hands outside doing activity

Colorado arts, culture and youth sports organization pandemic support grants

GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Arts/Culture, Youth Sports, Youth Health, Minority Youth, Colorado | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 14, 2022

Pandemic teen stress: Young, blonde womans with hair on top of head wearing a mask, dark sweatshirt and backpack walks in front of chain link fence covered with padlocks.

1.9K

Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll

Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll...

Afterschool funding: Parents & children wearing masks standing in line outside.

2.2K

American Rescue Plan funds fuel expansion in afterschool programs

Billions of dollars earmarked for afterschool programs in the American Rescue Plan have begun to flow into programs nationwide, setting some on...

youth-led Hispanic/Latin community COVID grants: group of Latin students studying on steps in facemasks

1.5K

Youth-led Latin/Hispanic community COVID mitigation grants

GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Health, Hispanic/Latin Youth, Youth Development, Civic Engagement | Amount: $1,000+ | Deadline: Nov. 28, 2021

pandemic child care crisis hampers economy: woman reading to small children with mask on

1.6K

Exacerbated by pandemic, child care crisis hampers economy

Child Care Aware estimates 9% of licensed child care programs have permanently closed since the pandemic began, based on its tally of...

minority-led business support grants: Black woman with mask putting up open sign on door

2.0K

Minority-led small business support and recovery grants

GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Small Business/Organization Support, Minority-Owned Businesses, Pandemic Recovery, Minority Youth | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: May 6, 2022

Disabled workers workplace: Three people sit around table with laptops - one person in a wheelchair - wearing face mask

3.7K

Advocates: Pandemic proves that employers can make in-person and remote accommodations for disabled workers

While the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in February 2021 one in four U.S. workers was working remotely — many...

Vulnerable Students: Woman with long, curly red hair wearing mask and block tank top takes temperature of teen boy with buzz cut wearing mask and colorful superhero t-shirt standing next to another female adult wearing mask.

1.5K

Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students

Even as schools have returned in full swing across the country, complications wrought by the pandemic persist, often falling hardest on those...

Texas rural library grants; rural library renovated with people reading

Library support through pandemic recovery grants

GRANT FOCUS: Library Support, Pandemic Recovery, Education, Humanities, Literacy/Reading, Community | Amount: $10,000 | Deadline: Dec. 2, 2021

State of childhood obesity report cover: group of happy children in garden holding freshly picked carrots

2.0K

State 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...

Northwest connecticut community organization recovery and support grants: woman bringing care package to isolated person

1.2K

Northwest Connecticut community organization recovery and support grants

GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Community, Organizational Support, Education, Arts/Culture, Environment, Health | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Oct. 22, 2021

The State of the World's Children 2021 report cover: mom and daughter playing with plastic cups

2.5K