Youth Today
All posts tagged "Youth Development"
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2.8KNewsWhy Some After-school Advocates Love Competency-based Learning
After-school programs nationally are concerned with helping young people develop skills needed in a changing economy. Competency-based learning can mesh after-school and...
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2.5KNewsIn New Hampshire, Kids Add to Their Education by Leaving School
Schools in New Hampshire seek to engage students and reduce achievement gaps by offering extended learning opportunities, allowing them “to pursue their...
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Grants
Innovation Grants for Disadvantaged Youth-Serving Organizations
Subject: Youth Welfare, Youth Development, Education | Deadline: Apr. 29, 2016
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K-12 Meteorology Education Program Grants
Subject: Education, Environmental Education, STEM, Youth Development | Deadline: June 1, 2016
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Youth Mentoring Program Grants
Subject: Mentoring, Juvenile Justice, Youth Development | Deadline: May 2, 2016
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2.8KNewsDating Violence: Peer Education Offers Strong Dose of Prevention
Peers can be a most powerful prevention tool when it comes to teen dating violence. “A big part of peer education is...
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3.9KNewsGiving Foster Youth a Chance at College
Summer residency program and year-round support helps high school kids from unstable homes achieve college success.
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4.2KNewsWhite House Rolls Out Summer Opportunity Plan
The White House this week rolled out a multi-agency plan to help more teenagers land summer jobs. The plan aims to give...
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5.1KNewsNew Mantra for Summer Camps: Develop Those 21st-Century Skills
The American Camp Association is jumping with both feet into measuring camp’s impact on kids.
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Intervention Programs Crucial to Chipping Away at Learning, Achievement Gap
Youth intervention programs provide opportunities and relationships that can motivate students to learn.
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986NewsBlueprints Conference Offers Lessons in Evidence-Based Programming
At a time when communities across the country are interested in evidence-based youth programming, an April conference will bring together leaders from...
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2.6KNewsLeading After-school Group Disappointed by Obama Budget
A leading out-of-school-time organization is disappointed in the Obama administration’s budget request for next fiscal year, saying it fails to recognize the...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayHelping Young Veterans Find Work after Military Service
Young veterans need support in finding and maintaining a job, let alone a career pathway with family-sustaining wages.
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2.0KNewsPresident’s Budget Proposal Aims to Help Youth Get First Job
The Obama administration wants to help young people land their first job, including those who have dropped out of high school. The...
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Grants
Youth Job and Career Training Program Grants
Subject: Youth Employment, Career/Job Training, Youth Development | Deadline: Mar. 25, 2016
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STEM Museum and Library Education Program Development Grants
Subject: Education, STEM, Youth Development | Deadline: May 1, 2016
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Youth Exchange Program Grants
Subject: Education, Cultural Education, Youth Development | Deadline: Mar. 28, 2016
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1.3KNewsPotential Opportunities for Out-of-school Time in New Education Law
As the Every Student Succeeds Act goes into effect, out-of-school time providers could have a new opportunity.
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6.6KGuest Opinion EssayFive Questions That Will Help You Help Kids by Asking About Pets
Do you ever ask young people you serve to talk about their pets? If not, you may be missing out on a...
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2.6KYouth VoicesReclaiming My Life after Meth
With a school filled with druggies and a neighborhood filled with them, too, I was out of luck. Doing drugs was how...
