Evelyn J. Blanck Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/11/2016
The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is pleased to announce that Evelyn J. Blanck has joined the Board of Directors.
Children, Youth and Families
Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Article highlights funders who are working to support young people who are "aging out" of foster care and give those youth the same kinds of opportunities that other youth get.
When a Child Grieves, We All Should Help (New York Life Foundation)
Release Date:
01/08/2016
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.
United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Pediatric primary care is of utmost importance, ensuring that young children have his or her acute needs met, but also promoting the child’s full development—including physical, mental, and cognitive health.
Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids
Release Date:
01/06/2016
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.
Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations
Release Date:
01/06/2016
Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University.
Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research
Release Date:
12/17/2015
Grant Foundation seeks to support studies of how to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth.
Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs
Release Date:
12/17/2015
Laurie Dien has been appointed Vice President in charge of programs for The Pinkerton Foundation, President Rick Smith announced today.
Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn
Release Date:
12/16/2015
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...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights
Release Date:
12/15/2015
The Brooklyn Community Foundation, with its Crown Heights Advisory Council, announced the 11 projects that will receive $100,000 collectively through its new Neighborhood Strength initiative.
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