Children, Youth and Families

MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics Announce International Partnership

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04/28/2017

Special Olympics and MetLife Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global insurer MetLife, announced a $1.5 million, three year international partnership to expand Special Olympics Young Athletes across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (“EMEA...

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Children, Youth and Families

With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

In one of the first examinations of early gender development among transgender preschoolers, a new study has found that these children were just as likely as nontransgender children to have preferences associated with their gender, and to have as...

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

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Casey Family Programs Supports Department Of Social Services Year Of Permanency

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04/24/2017

The yearlong endeavor will include a systematic review of long-stay foster care cases in order to identify and resolve systemic delays and bottlenecks.

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Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best Offense

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04/18/2017

How do you see advocacy as a tool for achieving your foundation's mission and what has your foundation done differently in the new political climate?

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Children, Youth and Families

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Wiliam T. Grant Foundation Announces Institutional Challenge Grant to Support Research-Practice Partnerships

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04/06/2017

Annual award of $650,000 will support a research institute and public agency or nonprofit organization that collaborate to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs Backs Initiative Giving Kids a Camera — and a Voice

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04/03/2017

As a way to commemorate Child Abuse Prevention Month, CASA of Yellowstone County invited 11 children to take a photo of an item or two that is important to them, then write about their significance. Their work became the Photovoice exhibit.

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We Dine Together: Starved For Company

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03/27/2017

A simple club, We Dine Together, has changed teens' lives by sitting together with them at lunchtime. And its organizers want to share it with other schools around the country.

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

New App Connects Hungry Children With Restaurants

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03/21/2017

An app that helps fellow students in need get an after-school meal is among the finalists in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow Contest.

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Children, Youth and Families

Citi Foundation and Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to Increase Summer Job Opportunities in 2017

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03/07/2017

The Citi Foundation has invested over $13 million to provide nearly 6,200 summer jobs to young people since 2014.

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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Foundation for Child Development Sponsors Study that Finds Children Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success

Release Date:

03/01/2017

Despite their potential, many English learners (ELs) -- who account for more than 9 percent of K-12 enrollment in the U.S. -- lag behind their English-speaking monolingual peers in educational achievement.