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Thousands of families rely on federal funding to stay afloat.
►They live in a motel, struggling to afford basic needs.
►Their school district provides essential support, like gas cards and grocery assistance.
►This crucial funding runs out this year!!
CALL TO ACTION:
►Urge lawmakers to extend this critical funding!
►Share this post to raise awareness and help these vulnerable families.

Gas, food, lodging for homeless students in jeopardy as funding deadline looms The extra $800 million in federal funding districts across the country have relied on for the nation’s homeless students runs out later this year.

Youth Today wishes you a joyous holiday season! Thank you for your continued support throughout this year.

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Community-based child healthcare access grants | Youth Today GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Healthcare Access, Community, Pediatrics, Child Welfare | Amount: $2,000 or $10,000 | Deadline: Jan. 24, 2022

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San Diego region summer learning program grants GRANT FOCUS: Education, Summer Learning, OST, Disadvantaged Students, San Diego | Amount: $30,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Jan. 9, 2024

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San Diego region summer learning program grants GRANT FOCUS: Education, Summer Learning, OST, Disadvantaged Students, San Diego | Amount: $30,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: Jan. 9, 2024

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D.C. region women, children and family support grants GRANT FOCUS: Women and Girls, Family Support, Education, Health, Housing, Job/Career Training | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Jan. 19, 2024

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Youth summer math program grants | Youth Today GRANT FOCUS: Summer Math Program, Education, STEM Education, Math Education, Summer Learning | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024

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Youth inequality and outcomes research grants GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Youth Inequality, Youth Outcomes, Research | Amount: $20,000 - $600,000 | Deadline: Jan. 10, 2024

Rosie Benser, who faced homelessness as a teenager, found stability and support through a host-home program in Minneapolis. Benser not only gained a safe place to live but also received encouragement to complete her education and address her mental health.

Host homes provide safe homes for LGBTQ youth at risk of homelessness LGBTQ+ teens and young adults are more than twice as likely to be homeless than their peers. Host homes build off of a "history of resilience and resistance.”

On a given Monday after school, public school students in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont — a rural part of the state in the northeast corner — could learn how to cook with foods straight from the farm.

Nearly 90% of public schools now offer afterschool programs New National Center for Education Statistics data shows ESSER funds' impact on afterschool programs.

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Early childhood education and care professional development program grants GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood, Early Education, Early Care, Workforce/Professional Development | Amount: Up to $300,000 | Deadline: Jan. 16, 2024 (LOI)

At Be Loud Studios in New Orleans, every kid in the radio and podcasting afterschool program gets a broadcast disc jockey name. Elix Mayeux, 11, is called DJ Frying Pan; Elix loves to fry eggs.

Youth podcasting program Be Loud turns New Orleans kids into DJs Every kid in the radio and podcasting afterschool program gets a broadcast disc jockey name. Kids learn how to ask questions, take risks, be brave, and accept feedback.

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Music education, STEM and hearing impairment issues grants | Youth Today GRANT FOCUS: Music Education, STEM, Youth Development, Disabled Youth, Hearing Impairment | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024

Karen Pittman emphasizes the importance of recognizing and understanding the interconnectedness of various systems, particularly within education. She highlights the need for a more holistic approach, moving beyond traditional in-school and out-of-school learning models.

Shifting from systems to ecosystems thinking: Why does it matter? With coaching and coordination support, each type of learning setting (families, everyday places, cultural and recreational institutions, child care and afterschool programs) can strengthen their supports for learners, families and family learning.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy published a public call to action on social media and youth mental health, urging technology companies, researchers, families and young people to gain a better understanding of the full impact of social media use.

Parental concern over social media use unites unlikely allies in Congress Progressive Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal and conservative Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduced the Kids Online Safety Act in May.

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Children's mental healthcare access improvement research grants | Youth Today GRANT FOCUS: Health, Mental Health, Child/Youth Mental Health, Healthcare Access, Research | Amount: $200,000 | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024

Indigenous LGBTQ young people face numerous social threats that can harm their overall mental health and well-being, including the historical and ongoing impact of colonization and anti-LGBTQ sentiments.

The mental health and well-being of indigenous LGBTQ youth A new report from The Trevor Project discusses the mental health and well-being challenges that indigenous LGBTQ youth face.

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Gulf coast K-12 environmental education program grants GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Youth Development, Climate Change, Civic Engagement | Amount: $25,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Feb. 5, 2024

Lockdown drills aimed at preparing students to protect themselves from school shooters do more to stir kids’ anxiety than their sense of protection.

95% of public schools conduct active shooter drills. Are students safer? 188 school shootings occurred during the 2021-22 academic year according to recent federal data. Roughly 95 percent of K-12th-grade schools nationwide now training children and faculty on what to do if there’s an active shooter inside the building or on campus grounds.

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Social justice and change project support grants GRANT FOCUS: Social Change/Justice, Youth Leaders, Community Organizing, Arts/Culture | Amount: Up to $4,000 | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2023

Funders are finding innovative ways to respond to the triple inequities borne by the youth workforce: low pay, low benefits and low status, Karen Pittman Changing the Odds Remix

A brilliant solution to empowering the youth workforce Funders are finding innovative ways to respond to the triple inequities borne by the youth workforce: low pay, low benefits and low status.

Malik Rainey, arrested at 16 for firearm possession, was given a second chance through Avenues for Justice. Avenues' approach, which includes education, counseling, and job placement, has been successful in reducing recidivism and their cost-efficiency compared to juvenile detention.

Giving first-time juvenile offenders avenues away from detention in New York NY first-time juvenile offenders: Avenues away from detention Avenues’ program shows first-time juvenile offenders possibilities that many often feel aren't available to them because of who they are and where they’re from. The goal is to help kids build a good track record and show the court the progress they make.

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Social justice and change project support grants GRANT FOCUS: Social Change/Justice, Youth Leaders, Community Organizing, Arts/Culture | Amount: Up to $4,000 | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2023

In Washington, $$$ meant to directly help young people facing homelessness is sitting in a bank account and at an online gift card site -- just one of the findings from our investigation with Crosscut into a new homelessness hotline.

Washington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags Washington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags.

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Grants for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal health GRANT FOCUS: Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities, Perinatal Health, Maternal Health | Amount: Up to $1,100,000 | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2023

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Education research project grants GRANT FOCUS: Education, Research, Education Research, Education Innovation | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Dec. 6, 2023

Amber Lightfeather's son received vital support from Lincoln Park Middle School, a ""community school,"" when she had a brain tumor. More schools nationally are adopting that model and helping students and their families meet basic needs for academic success.

Nearly two-thirds of US schools now offer students and families help with hunger, housing and healthcare Sixty percent of public schools reported using a community school or wraparound services model.

Juvenile justice systems across the country are experiencing an unprecedented staffing crisis, which jeopardizes the safety and well-being of employees in the system and the youth in their care. https://ow.ly/jPrk50Q394j

Juvenile justice staffing crisis: Time to reimagine our approach Juvenile justice systems across the country are experiencing an unprecedented staffing crisis, which jeopardizes the safety and well-being of employees in the system and the youth in their care. We recently conducted a survey of juvenile justice agencies on their staff hiring and retention challenge...

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Northern Colorado disadvantaged children and youth nonprofit support grants GRANT FOCUS: Disadvantaged Children/Youth, Youth Services/Development, Nonprofit Support, Colorado | Amount: $20,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Nov. 30, 2023