JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices
Release Date:
11/04/2015
Simply changing kids' menu options can encourage healthier choices in restaurants and has been found to have some lasting effect on children's eating habits.
Children, Youth and Families
New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth
Release Date:
11/04/2015
New grants will help NYC young people to use digital media and technology to compose and record original music, research civic and political issues, and reduce pollution in their communities.
Citi Foundation Supports Young Entrepreneur Challenge
Release Date:
11/03/2015
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) brings together young entrepreneurs together into a series of competitions. This year's winner entered a locket to protect from assault.
The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Preliminary findings from innovative research into youth employment behaviors in Africa, where 600 million people are under the age of 25, find that young people go to extraordinary lengths to achieve livelihoods.
Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of David Barth as director of its Youth Opportunity and Learning program.
Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Overdeck Family Foundation supported research showing a marked increase in math achievement for children using a program called Bedtime Math. The research appeared in the Oct. 9 edition of Science.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative
Release Date:
10/15/2015
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces grants to four expert restorative justice providers to launch full-time, in-school programs in four Brooklyn public schools.
The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far
Release Date:
10/05/2015
A debate sparked by the free-range parenting movement has drawn attention to the threats and intrusions poor, minority families have long endured.
Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds
Release Date:
09/24/2015
Carnegie Corporation and the Russell Sage Foundation backed the study, which was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Citi Launches Citi Bike for Good to Support Three of New York City’s Leading Not-for-Profit Organizations
Release Date:
09/18/2015
The initiative is raising money for the American Red Cross, No Kid Hungry and YMCA of Greater New York.
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