All posts tagged "youth welfare"

Video: Aging Out, Stepping Up

Senior counselor James Milan, Claremont Neighborhood Center, Bronx, N.Y.

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Aging Out, Stepping Up

James Milan entered foster care at age 4. “My childhood wasn’t the greatest,” he says wryly. “I was trying to figure out...

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Connecting With Parents a Key Part of Refugee After-school Program

New American Pathways resettles about 500 refugees per year, most in DeKalb County, Georgia. Kids in the after-school program focus on as...

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In Class, Out of Court: How One School District Triumphed Over Truancy

Sending kids who habitually miss school to court under the state’s 20-year truancy law hasn’t helped them stay in school. But a...

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From the Field

Unaccompanied No More: Family Mediation and Preservation First

How can we expect young people who are worried about where they will sleep that night, where their next meal will come...

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New Toolkit Issued to Help Providers Measure Trauma With ACES Survey

A new toolkit is out that aims to help services providers give a survey about traumatic childhood experiences that are linked to...

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Guest Opinion Essay

Use Student-First Language to Stop Bullying Behavior

October was bullying prevention month and there were programs all over the country to highlight bullying as an ongoing issue in schools.

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Resource Guide Shows Ways to Support Undocumented Students

Out-of-school time providers can find valuable resources for undocumented students in a new resource guide recently released by the U.S. Department of...

Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children?

This new report from ChildTrends sheds light on the often-undiscussed result of mass incarceration; how it affects the children of those in...

Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration underwent a careful review of existing research about conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth and...

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Guest Opinion Essay

Screening Youth for Depression Saves Lives

National Depression Screening Day (NDSD), Oct. 8, is an ideal time to promote depression awareness in schools and after-school programs.

School Garden Grant Program

Subject: Child/Youth Health and Welfare, Nutrition, Education | Deadline: Oct. 31, 2015

Delta Region Health Care Service Grant Program

Subject: Health, Healthcare Access, Child/Youth Health and Welfare| Deadline: Dec. 2, 2015

State and National Community Development Program Grants

Subject: Community Development, Education, Youth Welfare | Deadline: Jan. 27, 2016

School Start Times for Middle School and High School Students

In one of its "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports", the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents data about and discusses...

Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence

Researchers from the University of Southern California, University of California, Colorado State University and the University of Pennsylvania use data gathered from...

New York City Youth Service Improvement Grants

Subject: Youth Development, Youth Welfare | Deadline: Sept. 9, 2015

From Statehouse to Schoolhouse: Anti-Bullying Policy Efforts in U.S. States and School Districts

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) produced this report to comprehensively examine the anti-bullying policies of all 13,181 school districts...

The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story

This report authored by Human Rights Project for Girls, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality and the Ms. Foundation for Women...