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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

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Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. Kellogg Foundation.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

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In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate.

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American Indian Resource Center: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

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in Oklahoma is one of the frontline organizations that addresses these and other issues in a very interesting way – starting with the children. The organization is mainly funded through federal grants from the U.S. Heather is pretty proud of the work they’re doing on behalf of Native American children.

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

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It is a collaboration between American students and residents of Sikoro, a dusty periurban town of 65,000 people outside the capital city of Bamako, Mali. Some funding is exterior, but we are and will remain a low-budget organization, relying on the volunteerism of American students and Malian citizens. But it is THEIR hard work.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

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Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. A high school English teacher in Zimbabwe, whose name is Betty Makoni , began hearing stories from her students after school, that they had been raped. And, their weapon is poetry. I just saw them as heroic.