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All posts tagged "disabled youth"
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1.6KGrantsMusic education, STEM and hearing impairment issues grants
GRANT FOCUS: Music Education, STEM, Youth Development, Disabled Youth, Hearing Impairment | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024
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2.3KGrantsAt-risk youth development, education and job/career training program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Education, Job/Career Training, Youth Leadership, At-Risk Youth | Amount: $700,000 - $1,500,000 | Deadline: Sept. 16, 2024
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729GrantsGrants to address needs of youth with disabilities in Massachusetts and New York
GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Mental Health, Marginalized Youth, New York, Massachusetts | Amount: $15,000 - $50,000+ | Deadline: Aug. 7, 2024
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492NewsReport: Some Michigan districts are not equitably funding schools with higher needs
Only 55% of schools in Michigan’s 25 largest districts showed patterns of equitable spending.
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Grants for projects to assist underserved families of youth/children with disabilities
GRANT FOCUS: Children/Youth with Disabilities, Child/Youth Outcomes, Family Support, Academic Achievement | Amount: Up to $1,600,000 | Deadline: Apr. 24, 2024
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328GrantsHelping youth with autism and/or epilepsy transition to adulthood program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Disabled Youth, Youth w/ Disabilities, Autism, Epilepsy, Youth Services | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: Mar. 11, 2024
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547GrantsYouth with disabilities employment outcomes improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Youth Employment, Workforce Development | Amount: Up to $3,246,250 | Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023
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1.1KNewsFamilies worry over the future of Medicaid caregiver payments that were expanded during the pandemic
Some states have already stopped payments while others have yet to make them permanent.
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585Grants
Youth with disabilities employment center program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Youth Employment, Underserved Youth, Workforce Development | Amount: Up to $1,500,000 | Deadline: July 12, 2023
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1.0KNewsSurge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action
The slew of legislation follows a spike in eating disorder cases after pandemic lockdowns.
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1.2KNewsAutism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US
Autism is being diagnosed more in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids.
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Education technology and materials for students with disabilities program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Students w/ Disabilities, Disabled Youth, Education Technology | Amount: $500,000 | Deadline: Apr. 14, 2023
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Kansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates
Critics argue that below-minimum-wage jobs exploit workers and don't foster independence.
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1.9KNewsHow proposed laws and medical innovation target better reproductive health care for women with disabilities
Congressional legislation, research and new medical guidance aim to narrow gaps in reproductive healthcare.
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayA state is being sued for warehousing children with disabilities in foster care
The lawsuit alleges that North Carolina children are isolated in restrictive, clinically inappropriate placements.
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928NewsFears flare that Colorado free preschool could shortchange kids with learning delays
Educators and advocates fear children with disabilities will lose out under the new system.
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1.0KNewsDeaf student’s lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems...
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2.1KNewsNew York lags in helping struggling readers. Can Mayor Eric Adams’ pilot dyslexia program help?
Around 40 states require schools to screen children for risk of dyslexia, according to the National Center on Improving Literacy, a consortium...
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1.3KNewsMany kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much the pandemic is...
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1.4KNewsTips for finding specialized dental treatment for disabled youth
Dr. Tyeese Gaines gives some helpful advice for parents struggling to find specialized dental care for their children with disabilities.
