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All posts tagged "poverty"
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2.8KGrantsSeattle disadvantaged community engagement, organizing and support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Disadvantaged Communities, Racial Equity, Poverty, Civic Engagement, Seattle | Amount: Up to $7,500 | Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026
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2.9KGrantsD.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. 5, 2026 (LOI)
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230GrantsGlobal award grant for youth using technology to fight extreme poverty
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Technology Innovation, Poverty Alleviation, Civic Engagement | Amount: $250,000 | Deadline: Dec. 17, 2025
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2.3KGrantsSocial, environmental and economic justice legal services support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Social/Environmental/Economic Justice, Legal Services Support, Community | Amount: $10,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Apr. 1, 2025 (LOI)
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2.4KNews‘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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1.9K► Reports26-year study of early child care and youth development enrichment opportunity gaps and educational success
The opportunity gap was a more powerful predictor of educational attainment than childhood poverty.
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930GrantsHawaii/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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1.2KGrantsSouth 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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1.9K► 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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6.8KOpinionIn 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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3.4K► 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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1.7KNewsExtra 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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9.7KFrom 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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3.6KOpinionYou 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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4.8KOpinionFormer 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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2.9KNewsWhy 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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2.4KGrantsEducation, 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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3.5KOpinionNew 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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4.3KOpinionIs 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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5.2KOpinionReal 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...
