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All posts tagged "Youth Development"
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STEM-Based Classroom Project Grants
Subject: Education, STEM, Youth Development | Deadline: Sept. 23, 2016
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4.1KBook ReviewsGarbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir
“I always felt isolated and alone” in foster care, begins Shenandoah Chefalo in “Garbage Bag Suitcase.” “As soon as I understood that...
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Youth Soccer Facilities Funding Grants
Subject: Physical Activity, Youth Development, Sports, Safety | Deadline: Letters of intent - Jan. 29, 2016; Applications - Feb. 5, 2016
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Youth Music and Music Education Program Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Music Education | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2016
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16.1KNewsTeen Stress and the Growing Brain
Anyone who works with adolescents knows what recent science has confirmed: Teenagers just don’t think like adults. In fact, researchers have known...
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Community-Based Youth Education, Development and Job/Career Training Program Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Education, Job/Career Training | Deadline: July 6, 2016
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4.3KNewsBeating the Odds: Boosting School Success Rates for Students in Foster Care
Before moving from her biological mother’s home and into foster care at age 10, Kathy Rando was in the gifted program at...
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1.2KNewsThe Redhound Formula: Teach Literacy All Year With Engaging Activities, School Connection, Community Support
Year-round support in out-of-school-time programs provides much-needed support for kids whose literacy skills lag behind their peers. Redhound Enrichment, in rural Corbin,...
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3.2KNewsTeen Birth Rate Drops Dramatically, Still Huge Issue for Foster Kids
Jessica Chandler spent her teenage years in foster care in California after her parents divorced and her mother struggled with mental illness....
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6.8KNewsKeeping Adolescents Engaged: What Can After-School Programs Do?
Chicago high school students practice glassblowing in their out-of-school time program. Working with fire, creating their own designs out of molten glass...
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Homeless and Street Youth Services and Outreach Grant Program
Subject: Youth Welfare, Youth Development, Homeless Youth, Safety | Deadline: July 5, 2016
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3.3KFrom the BureausBig Brothers Big Sisters Seeks More Diverse Volunteers
Four years ago, Lillian Pucha, 28, was balancing schoolwork with raising three children in the Bronx. Her oldest, Brandon, was 7 years...
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1.3KOpinionCelebrating Professional After-school Workforce
A national survey of National AfterSchool Association members shows the after-school workforce has higher levels of education, more longevity in the field...
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Youth Running Program Grants
Subject: Health, Physical Activity, Child Welfare, Youth Development | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2016
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2.4KNewsAfter School Is ‘Sweet Spot’ to Draw Girls to STEM
After-school programming shapes kids’ identities, and identity influences who ends up in the sciences, says Maryann Stimmer, senior manager for STEM programs...
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Underserved Youth Community Exchange Program Grants
Subject: Community Development, Cultural Education, Youth Development | Deadline: May 27, 2016
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1.6KOpinionLearning What Family Is at Age 16
It’s no Disney show, but after more than 16 placements, Selena reflects on how stability and safety in a foster home help...
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Youth Environmental Engagement, Education, and Employment Program Grants
Subject: Environmental Education, Youth Development, Job Training, Civic Engagement | Deadline: May 21, 2016
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Community and Neighborhood Development Grants
Subject: Community Development, Youth Development, Education, Safety | Deadline: June 28, 2016
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Native Youth Development Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Native Youth | Deadline: June 13, 2016
