Youth Today
All posts tagged "youth welfare"
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1.2KNewsSenate Committee Approves Changes to After-school, Summer Meals
Summer and after-school programs could more easily feed children under legislation approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee. It would streamline the administrative...
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1.5KNewsLawsuit Alleges Expelled Students Get Substandard Education
Motions begin this week in a lawsuit alleging that expelled students receive an inferior education and violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of...
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3.9KNewsNew Jersey Teens Help Create New Law for Youth to Access Mental Health Without Parents’ Consent
“In a typical legislative hearing you have aids whispering in the legislators’ ears, you have rustling of papers, you have side conversations,...
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Grants
Sports Equipment for Disadvantaged Youth Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Sports, Fitness, Youth Development, Health | Deadline: Ongoing
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1.6KNewsRestorative Justice Can Help Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline, NY Panel Says
Raising the age to be charged as an adult and restorative justice are crucial in slowing the school-to-prison pipeline, New York panelists...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayDelinquent By Reason of Poverty
In mid-November, an 8-year-old boy in Birmingham, Alabama, was charged with the murder of a 1-year-old girl named Kelci Lewis. Authorities announced...
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1.5KNewsNew Strategies for Treating Addiction among Teens
An unlikely group gathered last spring in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the opening of a new addiction-treatment center just for teens. Probation...
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1.6KNewsChild Care Costs Have Become Huge Burden to Families
Families whose income is double the poverty level — $39,580 for a family of three — would still find such costs prohibitive....
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayCreating a Safe Environment for Teens Experiencing Digital Abuse
It can be far too easy to hide behind a screen in today’s hyperconnected world — whether it’s commenting anonymously or simply...
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Grants
Grants for Outreach and Services to Victims of Domestic/Dating Violence and Underserved Populations
Subject: Women and Girls, Youth Welfare, Social Services, Domestic/Dating Violence | Deadline: Mar. 9, 2016
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2.8KNewsCollege Bound
Policy and programs can remove obstacles to college for youth experiencing homelessness and foster care
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Grants
Mental Health and Teen Pregnancy Program Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Mental Health, Teen Parenting | Deadline: June 30, 2016
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E-cigarette Ads and Youth
As part of its most recent "Vital Signs" report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took a comprehensive look at...
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Grants
Community Health Program Grants
Subject: Health, Community Development, Child/Youth Welfare | Deadline: Jan. 29, 2016
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2.4KFrom the FieldAsk a Youth Worker: When Was the Last Time You Felt Like You Made a Difference?
Youth Today asked attendees of the National Black Child Development Institute’s annual conference earlier this year about the a recent time they...
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Grants
National Youth Leadership Initiative Grants
Subject: Youth Drug Use, Community Development, Youth Welfare, Health | Deadline: Jan. 19, 2016
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3.1KNewsCalifornia High School Health Clinic Asks Students About Childhood Trauma to Improve Their Health
When students show up for an appointment at the Elsie Allen Health Center, located on the Elsie Allen High School campus in...
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2.5KNewsMuslim Youth Treated as Outsiders, Face Hostility: Youth Programs Respond
More than half of Muslim students ages 11 to 18 report having been bullied because of their religion — a rate twice...
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2.2KFrom the FieldArtistic Collaboration: Transforming Youth and Youth Justice by Integrating Arts
The room was silent. Twelve probation officers sat silently in a circle. Some glared at the floor, some looked at the ceiling....
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Grants
STEM Education and General Health/Well-Being Program Grants
Subject: Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Education, STEM | Deadline: Ongoing
