NYC Youth Funders Accepting RFPs for 2017 Cycle
Release Date:
06/02/2017
Funding available for nonprofit organizations in the fields of education, youth, or workforce development in the NY, NJ and CT region.
Children, Youth and Families
Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added
Release Date:
05/25/2017
The STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, launched by the STEM Funders Network, has grown to encompass 54 regional Ecosystems that are making a significant impact on STEM education and workforce development. Seventeen Ecosystems joined the group...
Good Jobs, Good Pay: How JPMorgan Chase Seeks to Boost Youth Employment in the South Bronx
Release Date:
05/18/2017
With grantmaking topping $200 million last year, there's a reason JPMorgan Chase's philanthropy is watched closely. Another reason: Its grantmaking in low-income communities has been rising fast.
William T. Grant Publishes How Social Science Research Can Improve Youth Outcomes In The Real World
Release Date:
05/17/2017
Researchers who want their work to matter in policy and practice should begin by identifying the questions of greatest relevance and then bring the highest standards of theoretical and methodological rigor to those questions, William T. Grant...
As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help
Release Date:
05/17/2017
A new guide, Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, published by researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, aims to steer school districts through the thicket of social...
HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs
Release Date:
05/16/2017
To bring educational support to low-income and underserved communities, HSBC will make a grant of $1.5 million to help bring Horizons multi-year learning programs to new communities and serve more low-income children across the country.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths
Release Date:
05/15/2017
While deaths by drowning have fallen steadily since the 1970s in the United States, especially for children, the same trend is not visible in poorer countries around the world. Many of these deaths are preventable with common sense strategies of...
Three Practical Tips for Spreading and Scaling Youth Programs
Release Date:
05/11/2017
New York Community Trust's Leigh Ross says that not every program will look the same, and that's ok.
Aetna Supports Projects Using Big Data to Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need
Release Date:
05/11/2017
The ongoing debate over healthcare access and delivery underscores the fact that public health in the U.S. still has much room for improvement. Using big data, planners can optimize school-based health services and help students get healthcare they...
Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol
Release Date:
05/10/2017
Grandparents and other relative caregivers, children and advocates from around the country will join U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building for the 5th National GrandRally:...
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