Youth Today
All posts tagged "minority youth"
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5.1KGrantsYouth inequality and outcomes research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Youth Inequality, Youth Outcomes, Research | Amount: $25,000 - $600,000 | Deadline: July 29, 2026 (LOI)
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3.0KGrantsMinnesota education equity, youth and family support program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Youth Development, Family Support, Disadvantaged Youth, Minnesota | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: July 10, 2026 (LOI)
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1.3KFrom the FieldHow visual arts workshops can help youth achieve mental health goals
Growing up, I struggled with anxiety and OCD. When I started one-on-one therapy at age 10, I quickly discovered that using visual...
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1.7KFrom the FieldHow a scholarship for homeless youth gave me the stability to build a future
The scholarship didn’t just help me go to college. It helped me build a life.
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1.4KFrom the FieldOn sparks and social capital
Katherine Plog Martinez speaks with Erica Van Steenis on how sparks — deep interests, qualities, or talents — are central to positive...
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1.4KFrom the FieldWhat 20 years with court-involved youth has taught me about breaking systemic cycles
Even with juvenile justice reform, the underlying conditions that result in court-involved youth remain firmly in place.
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1.6KOpinionShifting the game: Kuhn, hip-hop and the future of youth work
Hip-hop shows that the next paradigm begins at the margins. If we learn to recognize that in youth systems, we may help...
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6.7KOpinionWhen positive youth development meets the Native Tongues
At first glance, positive youth development and the Native Tongues might seem to live in different worlds. But look closer and you...
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4.4KFrom the FieldQ&A with Michaela Leslie-Rule on “How We See Us”
Katherine Plog Martinez talks with Leslie-Rule about writing “How We See Us”.
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2.7KGrants
Grants for institutional partnerships to reduce inequality in youth outcomes
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Inequality, Youth Outcomes, Research, Race/Ethnicity, Disadvantaged Youth | Amount: $650,000 | Deadline: Sept. 15, 2025
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2.7K► ReportsWell-being and well-becoming through the arts: A picture of mattering for youth of color
A report explores "culture-centered, community-based youth arts programs”; identifying characteristics that support well-being.
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1.6KGrantsSilicon Valley region disadvantaged community action grants
GRANT FOCUS: Disadvantaged Communities, BIPOC Communities, Racial/Social Justice, California | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Aug 30, 2024
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1.7KGrantsNYC youth direct service and inequality reduction organization support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Inequality, Youth Development, Disadvantaged Youth, New York City | Amount: $60,000 | Deadline: Sept. 18, 2024
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2.2KGrantsColorado youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth resiliency program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, LGBTQ+ Youth, Youth of Color, Mental Health, Youth Resiliency | Amount: $150,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: June 15,...
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2.0K► ReportsProtect and redirect: America’s growing movement to divert youth out of the justice system
Many jurisdictions took steps in the past decade to expand diversion opportunities for youth.
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2.1KNews21 bodycam videos caught the NYPD wrongly arresting black kids on Halloween. Why can’t the public see the footage?
Police have undermined the promise of transparency and accountability that accompanied the body-camera movement.
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3.2KNewsKristin Henning: The criminalization of Black children needs to stop
We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.
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2.6K► ReportsStill ringing the alarm: An enduring call to action for black youth suicide prevention
Black youth have the fastest rising suicide rate among their peers of other races/ethnicities.
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1.2KGrantsYouth mental health improvement coalition support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Mental Healthcare Access, Minority/Disadvantaged Youth | Amount: $1,000,000 | Deadline: Sept. 8, 2023
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1.1KGrantsYouth violence prevention research program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Violence Prevention, At-risk Youth, Youth Safety/Well-being, Research | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
