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All posts tagged "poverty"
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3.2KNewsPercentage of Kids in Poor Areas Higher in 10 States, Puerto Rico, Casey Report Says
Despite the country’s longest-ever period of economic growth, the share of U.S. children living in high-poverty neighborhoods is on the rise in...
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1.2KGrantsDisadvantaged Urban Student Education and Human Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Race/Ethnicity, Minority Students, Human Services | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: July 26, 2019
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2.5K► ReportsSustainability of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System
The Urban Institute evaluates the effectiveness and sustainability of providing housing and services to high-need families in the child welfare system. The...
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1.9KGrantsUnderserved Community Economic Development Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Community Development, Poverty, Family Support | Amount: $400,000 | Deadline: July 29, 2019
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1.4KGrantsNYC, DC, VA, MD Women/Children Education, Healthcare and Poverty Alleviation Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Poverty, Hunger, Women/Girls Empowerment, Healthcare Access | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: June 30, 2019
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3.2K► NewsmakersGeoffrey Canada Receives the Richard Murphy Leadership Award
Geoffrey Canada is the recipient of the Richard Murphy Leadership Award for his extraordinary accomplishments in the youth services field in New...
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2.3K► NewsmakersSPLC Names Karen Baynes-Dunning Interim President and CEO
Karen Baynes-Dunning is the interim president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after its board voted unanimously to name...
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1.1KGrantsCanada Children’s Issues and Community Support Program Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Health, Education, Social Welfare, Poverty | Deadline: Apr. 30, 2019 | Amount: Unspecified
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2.9KNewsYoung Parents Need Job Training, Child Care to Escape Poverty: Casey Report
With limited access to education and lucrative employment, young parents and their children suffer disproportionately high poverty rates, yet they are often...
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3.8KNewsFocusing on Grit ‘Distraction’ From Systemic Problems, Says OST Expert Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman’s new book, “It’s Not About Grit: Trauma, Inequity and the Power of Transformative Teaching,” challenges the focus on grit as...
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1.3KGrantsEducation, Environment, Health and Poverty Alleviation Project Grants
Subject: Education, Environment, Health, Poverty | Deadline: Sept. 17, 2018 (LOI) | Amount: $5,000 - $15,000
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19.7KGuest Opinion EssayCAPTA Law Codifies Everything Wrong With How We ‘Fight’ Child Abuse
Elizabeth Eden chose the wrong morning to eat a poppy seed bagel for breakfast. Then she chose the wrong hospital to give...
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3.7KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Need Cash, Not Just Opportunities, to Succeed
In education, we push “college for all” while wearing university swag and celebrating acceptance letters. We spend more time talking about who...
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5.9KFrom the BureausLos Angeles’ Vast Child Welfare System Has a Lot to Teach Rest of Nation
You can only find the entrance to the RightWay Foundation if you’re really looking for it. Hidden deep within the parking structure...
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1.7KGrantsSocial Justice Legal Services Support Grants
Subject: Social Justice, Environment, Poverty, Civil/Human Rights | Deadline: Apr. 10, 2018 (letters of intent) | Amount: Up to $25,000
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5.0KGuest Opinion EssayDo Spikes in Foster Care Contribute to More Child Abuse Deaths?
More than 30 years ago, when I was a reporter for a daily newspaper, I was assigned a story about what looked...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayThe Energy to Protect Girls of Color, Take Down Their Barriers Is Here
I had the privilege to bear witness to the vast beauty, power and resiliency of girls and women of color speaking their...
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Children’s Health and Development in Low-Income Communities Program Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Health, Child/Youth Development, Poverty | Deadline: Aug. 4, 2017
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1.5KNewsFocus on Poverty
It’s been 50 years since the idealism of Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administration’s War on Poverty placed economic injustice...
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3.5KNewsCould You Survive One Month Living in Poverty? A Simulation for Youth Workers and Educators
At the National Youth-At-Risk Conference held in Savannah, Georgia, last spring, 82 youth workers and educators signed up to see if they...
