Children, Youth and Families

22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

The Department of Labor predicts the nation will add 1.2 million new computer-science-related jobs by 2022, but schools are graduating proportionately fewer computer science majors than in the 1980s. New research has shown that teaching “...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Education

Workforce Development

Technology

Children, Youth and Families

15 Jan 2015

Getting Better at Getting Better: Using Data to Improve Student Social-Emotional Learning

Thursday, January 15, 2015 -

8:00am to 11:00am

The session will focus on the use of data and measurement tools to help young people set goals for themselves and build social-emotional competencies (SEL) essential for academic and life success.

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Human Services

Children, Youth and Families

Location

United States

15 Dec 2014

Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color

Monday, December 15, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

If we listened to girls and young women of color, what would they tell us? To find out, African American Policy Forum (AAPF), in partnership with local organizations, is hosting town hall hearings in cities throughout the country allowing community...

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All Funders

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Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York State

20 Nov 2014

Today’s Libraries

Thursday, November 20, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, Markerspaces, and After-school Programming. Libraries are on the cutting edge of connectivity and strategies to bridge the digital divide. Kansas City Public Library is collaborating with...

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All Funders

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Communications

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Information Technology

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Disabilities

Education

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York State

15 Oct 2014

Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Human trafficking is often approached as a women and children’s human rights and social justice issue. Rightly so considering the U.S. State Department estimates 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year with...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

08 Oct 2014

Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

1:45pm to 3:30pm

According to the Administration for Children’s Services (as of September 2014) there were 11,386 children in foster care. There are 1,000 young people who annually age out of foster care. In September 2014, there were 24,124 children who were...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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Board & Trustees

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

23 Sep 2014

Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Join us for a discussion that will focus on immigrant youth issues in New York City. We will hear from the NYC Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs, the Department of City Planning Commission and youth leaders from several organizations serving...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

The opposition to reproductive rights in this country employs many different tactics that target a variety of communities, from the criminalization of pregnant women, to promoting myths like Asian American women are giving birth to more boys than...