Youth Today
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1.4KNewsAtlanta Vigil Held for Orlando Massacre
An estimated 3,000 people gathered at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for vigil Tuesday evening remembering the massacre in...
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3.5KOpinionImplicit Bias: More Than Just a Few Bad Apples
Youth of color experience the worst outcomes in every youth-serving system, including law enforcement, child welfare and education, the data show conclusively.
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1.6KNewsCulturally Competent Youth Programming: Understanding Gender Fluidity
At a youth center in downtown Phoenix, teens can be found taking cooking lessons, participating in a drum circle or doing martial...
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1.9KOpinionHow Youth Workers and Organizations Can be Real Allies to LGBT Youth
Moments like this define my job as an ally. As facilitator of the Atlanta Coalition for LGBTQ youth, I’d like to share...
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1.9KNewsNew Initiative Says Moment Is Now to End Youth Homelessness
Advocates say there’s an important role for schools and after-school programs to play in ending youth homelessness. A new initiative aims to...
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2.8KOpinionChild Maltreatment History Should Be a Bar to Being a Foster Parent
It’s just common sense: An adult's past criminal history or history of child maltreatment is not to be balanced against the safety...
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Grants
Children/Family Support, Disadvantaged Group Support and Environmental Education Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Environmental Education | Deadline: Ongoing
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Grants
STEM-Based Classroom Project Grants
Subject: Education, STEM, Youth Development | Deadline: Sept. 23, 2016
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Grants
Youth Bereavement Support Services Grants
Subject: Child Welfare, Youth Welfare, Mental Health | Deadline: Ongoing
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2.0KNewsPressing Themes in the Out-of-School Time Workforce
This spring, Youth Today convened a group of Out-of-School Time (OST) thought leaders concurrent with the American Educational Research Association annual conference...
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2.0K► Nonprofit ToolboxProfessional Development and Leadership: A Conversation about the OST Workforce
Thomas Rajan, senior vice president of strategic leadership development for Boys and Girls Clubs of America, spoke with Youth Today’s Resource Hub...
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► Reports
The 2013-14 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) First Look Report
The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) report and data for the 2013-2014 school year has been released by the U.S. Dept. of...
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6.0KBook ReviewsSee Poverty…Be the Difference! Discover the Missing Pieces for Helping People Move Out of Poverty
“For generations, my family has subsisted on minimum-wage employment and migrant work,” writes Donna Beegle in the opening of “See Poverty…Be the...
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2.0KOpinionEducation Crucial Partner for Dual Status Youth to Improve
National reform efforts to support dual status youth have focused primarily on improving collaboration between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems....
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1.2KNewsRacial Disparities Persist Even as School Suspensions Decrease, Federal Data Shows
Out-of-school suspensions dropped 20 percent nationally in recent years, but students of color and students with disabilities are still more likely to...
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3.9KBook 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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Opinion
Ending In-person Visits for Video Conferencing Hurts Families, Especially Children
How would you react if suddenly hospitals simply replaced in-person patient visitation with video conferencing? Hospital administrators might justify this decision by...
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Grants
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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Grants
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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1.8KNewsYouth Need Substance Abuse Help in Communities, Experts Say
Adolescents with substance abuse problems too often cannot access treatment unless they land in the juvenile justice system, experts say. Relying on...
