Youth Today
All posts tagged "youth welfare"
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Children/Family Support, Disadvantaged Group Support and Environmental Education Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Environmental Education | Deadline: Ongoing
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Youth Bereavement Support Services Grants
Subject: Child Welfare, Youth Welfare, Mental Health | Deadline: Ongoing
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Project Grants for Transitional Living Services for LGBTQ Runaway/Homeless Youth and Young Adults
Subject: Youth Welfare, Safety, LGBTQ Youth, Homeless/Runaway Youth | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2016
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Juvenile Justice Reform Training and Technical Assistance Program Grants
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Youth Welfare, Safety | Deadline: July 7, 2016
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► Reports
Reduced Disparities in Birth Rates Among Teens Aged 15–19 Years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds a significant and widespread national drop in teen pregnancy rates across all ethnic groups...
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayTime to End State-sanctioned Assaults on Our Schoolchildren
When I arrived in North Carolina more than a decade ago to teach and practice law, it was a bit of a...
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13.4KNewsTeen 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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8.3KGuest Opinion EssayConsidering a Research-Informed Theoretical Framework for Trauma-Informed Approaches
Trauma-informed self-sufficiency programs are in their infancy in assessing how, where and when to address trauma among their clients. But new frameworks...
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayWe Need Better Legal Protection for Young People in the Justice System
Think back to yourself at 14 or 15 years old. You’ve just started high school. But you’re not at school now —...
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayPreventive Services Saved My Family
I was pregnant when I aged out of foster care. My boyfriend and I wanted to have the baby, but I worried...
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Trauma and Justice-Involved Youth Research Grants
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Youth Welfare, Research | Deadline: June 23, 2016
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Community Development and Revitalization Program Implementation Grants
Subject: Community Development, Child/Youth Welfare, Safety, Education | Deadline: June 28, 2016
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2.6KNewsMaya-American Youth: A New Population at Risk in the U.S.
Hundreds of thousands or perhaps several million children with Native American Maya heritage have been born in the United States during the...
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Runaway and Homeless Youth Services Centers Grants
Subject: Homeless Youth, Youth Welfare, Safety | Deadline: July 5, 2016
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City and County Health, Welfare and Development Grants
Subject: Community Development, Youth Welfare, Health | Deadline: May 31, 2016
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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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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayThe Outdoor Adventure Gap: We Must Help Young People Spend Time in Nature
The imbalance of indoor recreation — like screen time — and outdoor play is cause for concern. Young people experience mental, physical...
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssaySchools, States Should Use Existing Resources to Improve Student Health and Absenteeism
For young people with chronic health conditions to be healthy enough to attend school, they first need access to affordable and reliable...
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2.8KFrom 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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► Reports
A Shared Sentence – The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities
This new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation details the effects over-incarceration of adults has on on our nation's youth and...
