Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Finding Funding

First Focus Unveils Interactive Children’s Budget Website

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:45:34 -0500

Looking for details on federal investments benefiting children? This new interactive website has customable information on more than 160 federally funded programs.

A Toolkit for Funding

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:30:06 -0500

Whether you're just getting started in your hometown or are part of a group already at work on behalf of kids and families, you can make a difference—but not without adequate funding. Here are some ideas Connect for Kids has compiled, with help from our online community, to get you started.

Engaging in Sustainable Community Change: A Community Guide to Working with a Coach

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:32 -0500

This guide is a resource for coaches who are currently working on or are planning to work with communities to promote change.

Youngest Children Are Underrepresented in Federal Budget

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:12:42 -0500

Despite extensive research documenting the benefits of investing in young children, infants and toddlers are underrepresented in the federal budget, a new study from the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution found.

Promoting Economic Mobility By Increasing Postsecondary Education

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:28:34 -0500

A college education strongly affects whether or not children from poor or low-income families move up the economic ladder when they become adults. But they are less likely to enroll in either two- or four-year colleges, and less likely to complete a degree when they do, relative to those from middle- and upper-income families — even after accounting for differences in academic preparation.

Foundations Offering Grants

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:57:46 -0500

A clickable "cheat sheet" list of on foundations, foundations and more foundations that give grants in areas related to children, youth, families and community improvement.

The Resource Links: Hundreds of Funding Ideas

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:44:53 -0500

Scott Peterson, founder of Global Youth Justice, has compiled links to hundreds of funding ideas and public and private resources and to support work in juvenile justice, foster care, youth development, youth service and leadership, youth and family employment and much more! Updated regularly.

Nickelodeon Grants Program

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:52:30 -0500

Start: Jul 28 2009 - 10:48am

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Faith-Based Office to Include Community-Based Programs

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:04:53 -0600

The newly named and restructured White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will be a resource for organizations, both secular and faith-based, to address the challenges of poverty, serve women and children, prevent teen pregnancy and improve the odds for young fathers. The Office will help "local groups learn their obligations under the law, cut through red tape, and make the most of what the federal government has to offer."

Stimulus Bill Will Shift Power to States and Localities over Spending Details

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:01:24 -0600

There is a big side effect in Congress' decision to strip all earmarks from the economic recovery bill. It means that Congress has less say about which organizations and agencies benefit; this shifts power to state and local agencies who will be in charge of the spending details.

American Youth Policy Forum on Financial Aid for Student Success

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:43:03 -0600

On February 6, 2009, experts will present the latest research on financial aid practices that support student enrollment and persistence, as well as recommendations for reforming federal student aid.

Foundations Respond to the Economic Crisis

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:39:32 -0600

Where are the grants going? Check your state and check by category with this interactive Foundation Center site that tracks grants, loans and other help to local charities during the economic downturn

ExploraVision Awards for K-12 Students

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:35:56 -0500

ExploraVision competition gives students in grades K– 12 the chance to create their own visions of the future. Student teams select and research a current technology and then explore what it could be like 20 years from now.

Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:42:46 -0500

This report provides critical information on the costs, funding sources, financing
strategies and sustainability of youth engagement. Included are also several profiles of
youth engagement programs that have implemented various promising strategies to finance

Rural Health Outreach Services Grant Program

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:57:00 -0500

The Health Resources and Services Administration has a new funding opportunity. Up to
$375,000 will be awarded for demonstration projects to improve health care access in
rural areas. RFP deadline: October 16. For more program information, click here.