Youth Today
All posts tagged "mentoring"
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4.0KGuest Opinion EssayAre Youth Mentoring Programs Effective? New Analysis Sheds Light
Are boys more responsive to mentoring than girls? The findings are mixed, though recent studies seem to suggest that boys may derive...
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1.7KNewsThe First Female Muslim American to Win an Olympic Medal Is Passing Along the Mentoring to ‘Our Youth’
Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad would not be where she is today were it not for her mentor, also an Olympic medalist in...
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1.7KGrantsYouth Grief and Bereavement Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Mental Health, Grief/Bereavement, Therapy, Counseling, Mentoring | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Mar. 9, 2020; July...
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5.4KNewsMentoring Foster Youth Is High-impact, Low-cost But Rare, Institute Says
Born to a prostitute with a drug problem, April (a pseudonym for her privacy) was removed from her home about two decades...
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1.9KNewsVermont Adopting Icelandic Program to Curb Substance Use
What can youth advocates in rural New England learn about reducing teen drug and alcohol use from a small island nation just...
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3.5K► ReportsMentoring for Preventing and Reducing Substance Use and Associated Risks Among Youth
The National Mentoring Resource Center recently published this comprehensive review of the most effective mentoring practices for the prevention and reduction of...
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2.1KNewsHurt By Gang Violence, Greenwood Residents Rally to Rescue City’s Youth
Do not call Brittany Gray, Kenderick Cox and Marcellus Gray activists. The Greenwood natives prefer to be called who they are —...
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1.8KGrantsYouth Grief and Bereavement Services Organization Capacity Building Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Mental Health, Grief/Bereavement, Therapy, Counseling, Mentoring | Amount: $10,000 or $20,000 | Deadline: July 19, 2019
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2.2KGrantsChild/Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking Support and Mentoring Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Victims, Victim Support, Sex Trafficking, Mentoring, Mental Health, Safety | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: July 29, 2019
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1.9KGrantsYouth Mentoring Initiatives to Prevent/Reduce Juvenile Delinquency Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Mentoring, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Delinquency | Deadline: Apr. 22, 2019 | Amount: $500,000 - $1,250,000
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OR/WA At-Risk Youth Education, Mentoring and Development Program Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Mentoring, Education, High School, Higher Education | Deadline: Mar. 31, 2019 | Amount: Unspecified
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1.5KGrantsYouth Apprenticeship Expansion and Advancement Program Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Job/Career Training, Apprenticeships, Mentoring | Deadline: Mar. 8, 2019 | Amount: Up to $200,000
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2.6K► NewsmakersNew York City Leader Wins National Child Welfare Award
The commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has won the 2019 Excellence for Children Leadership Award by Casey...
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1.2KGrantsMN Early Childhood and Youth Development Program Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Health, Child/Youth Development, Education, Mentoring | Deadline: Jan. 23, 2019 | Amount: Up to $20,000
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayYouth With High Stress Need Mentors Carefully Chosen to Match With Them
In recent decades, youth mentoring programs have grown exponentially in popularity and have received increasing support from both private and public sources...
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3.9KGuest Opinion EssayChess Saved Me From Life of Crime, So I Teach It to Tough Kids
I’m in the business of playing a game with young people. Let me clarify that. I’m in the business of not only...
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3.7KGuest Opinion EssayMentors, Here’s What Kids Around the World Need Most
As a private school, most of the students came from wealthier families. During my time there, I also helped feed and plan...
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2.9KNewsEmployer Sponsorship May Be Good Way to Increase Mentors, Report Says
A quarter of American adults are actively engaged in mentoring young people, and far more would be interested if they had more...
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1.2KGrantsGreater-D.C. Region Youth in Poverty Development Program Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Education, Mentoring, Afterschool | Deadline: Feb. 5, 2019 | Amount: $5,000 - $25,000
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6.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Deepen Your Mentoring Relationship With Opportunity Youth
As Oprah says, “A mentor is someone that allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone that allows...
