Children, Youth and Families

A staggering 1 in 7 people lose a parent or sibling by the time they are 20-years-old, according to a survey conducted by the New York Life Foundation in conjunction with Comfort Zone Camp.

Increasing numbers of grandmothers across the nation are raising their grandchildren, many of them in poverty and grappling with a public assistance system not designed to meet their needs.

Grant Foundation seeks to support studies of how to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth.

More than two dozen youth from across Central Brooklyn gathered for the first part of a 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge presented by Central Brooklyn State Sen. Jesse Hamilton and Blue 1647 hosted at the Nigerian American Muslim...