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All posts tagged "mentoring"
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4.7K► 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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2.7KNewsHurt 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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2.1KGrantsYouth 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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2.7KGrantsChild/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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Youth 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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1.7KGrantsYouth 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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3.3K► 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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1.6KGrantsMN 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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Opinion
Youth 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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Opinion
Chess 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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4.3KOpinionMentors, 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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3.3KNewsEmployer 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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1.4KGrantsGreater-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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7.2KOpinionHow 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...
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1.8KGrantsYouth Development, Mentorship and Education Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Mentorship, Education | Deadline: Ongoing | Amount: $500 - $2,000
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11.6KOpinionHow Big Brothers Big Sisters Is Making Its Mentoring Programs More Inclusive for LGBTQ People
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth face extremely high rates of bullying, depression and homelessness. At school, they often experience bullying...
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4.2KOpinionLos Angeles Meeting Foster Care Challenges With Simulation Labs, More Social Workers, Mentoring
I know from experience the precarious start so many of the children in the foster care system face. I myself was living...
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2.8KGrantsAt-Risk Youth Mentoring Program Grants
Subject: Mentoring, Youth Welfare, Mental Health, Youth Development | Deadline: June 28, 2018 | Amount: $500,000 - $4,000,000
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3.2KOpinionMentoring Programs Need to Experiment With What Works Best for Foster Youth
If you work with youth in foster care, you know that every child is unique with specific needs, strengths and opportunities. It...
