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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

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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Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

Kristen Coco , Program Developer. For the past six months I have worked with YWCA Maricopa County , expanding its Own It Financial Education program , which provides low-income women and families a free education teaching them how to become financially stable and independent. The answer lies in education. Moreover, many parents feel.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. That’s why braille is an important focus for us in Benetech’s Global Literacy Program — we know that we must keep braille relevant and make it more available. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children.

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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

Tech Soup

The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The organization focuses particularly on women and students in rural areas. Children and Education. Kliptown Youth Programme provides after-school activities and educational support to disadvantaged children from the Kliptown area.

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American Indian Resource Center: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

in Oklahoma is one of the frontline organizations that addresses these and other issues in a very interesting way – starting with the children. I spoke with them recently about how they've used the software donations received through TechSoup to help run their programs. The program serves 750 students in 14 rural schools.

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

Tech Soup

story chronicled a middle school student who built an app to help him. Not only did the piece showcase the uniqueness of this particular student, but also the opportunity to cultivate creativity through technical. awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. technological solution. Youth-Created Apps.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Part Ex-Con, Part Farmer, Part Queen

Museum 2.0

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" Doron runs a youth development program called FoodWhat in Santa Cruz County, California. Doron doesn’t work with A students or B students. Kids with no food in the fridge.

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