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All posts tagged "poverty"
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496News‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children
‘Opportunity gap’ between rich and poor children can come down to six missed chances.
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459► Reports26-year study of early child care and youth development enrichment opportunitity gaps and educational success
The opportunity gap was a more powerful predictor of educational attainment than childhood poverty.
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1.6KGrantsSeattle disadvantaged community engagement, organizing and support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Disadvantaged Communities, Racial Equity, Poverty, Civic Engagement, Seattle | Amount: Up to $7,500 | Deadline: Oct. 30, 2024
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1.9KGrantsD.C.-region youth in poverty education and development grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Youth in Poverty, Student Achievement, Youth Development | Amount: $5,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024 (LOI)
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650GrantsHawaii/Oregon youth, environment and community grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Education, Youth Advocacy, Childhood Poverty, Environment, Community, Hawaii, Oregon | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Jan. 22, 2023
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837GrantsSouth Carolina poverty alleviation grants
GRANT FOCUS: Poverty, Family Support, Basic Needs, Low-Income Families, Children in Poverty, South Carolina | Amount: $5,000 - $20,000+ | Deadline: Aug....
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1.4K► ReportsThe 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.
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5.7KGuest Opinion EssayIn child welfare, if the solution is money, the problem is poverty
In the beginning, the builders of what would become a system of massive intrusion into families, and, ultimately, the separation of millions...
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2.6K► PodcastsUpended by COVID-19, some nonprofits went online, on the road and otherwise innovated to aid homeless youth
As COVID-19 upended their usual protocols, some nonprofits that didn’t manage to alter their outreach strategies saw the tally of homeless youth...
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1.4KNewsExtra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains
New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants' brain development. Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster...
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8.2KFrom the BureausA New York City initiative will Venmo homeless youth and young adults cash for rent
Next month, a $2 million pilot project will deposit $550 twice a month into the bank accounts of 30 to 40 homeless,...
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayYou can fix most ‘child welfare’ problems by giving poor people money
A concept some of us have been pushing for decades has suddenly become a centerpiece of the child welfare debate: Family policing...
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4.3KGuest Opinion EssayFormer Foster Youth Eligible for American Rescue Plan Tax Credits
The passage of the American Rescue Plan has changed that -- at least for one year. Young adults who are working but...
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2.2KNewsWhy Focusing On Women, Girls Could Reduce Gun Violence
Her son spent a decade behind bars for an accidental shooting in which a young woman was killed. Then, instead of a...
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2.1KGrantsEducation, Environment, Health and Poverty Alleviation Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Environment, Health, Poverty | Amount: $5,000 - $15,000 | Deadline: Sept. 8, 2020 (LOI)
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayNew Mexico Must Do More For Homeless Youth
As a longtime advocate for children, youth and families in New Mexico, I wholeheartedly believe in the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage...
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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayIs California’s ACEs Questionnaire ‘Trap’ For Poor Families?
I’ve written about a study that found that poor mothers often avoid revealing their problems or accepting much-needed help because those asking...
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4.6KGuest Opinion EssayReal Origin of Child Welfare Points to Today’s Foster Care Wrongheadedness
Racial and class bias are child welfare’s original sins. So it’s no wonder so many in the field are desperate to whitewash...
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1.7KGuest Opinion Essay‘They Put Us on a One-Way Street and Expect Us to Go the Other Way’
I’ve been taking all my pain out on this paper I’m sorry I’m still stuck up in this cell a year later...
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1.5K► ReportsChildren Living in High-Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods
The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released this latest data snapshot outlining the prevalence and demographics of children living in high poverty....
