Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth to Thrive
Join Grantmakers for Thriving Youth and field leaders to discuss LGBTQ+ youth wellness and the systems and structures these young people need to thrive.
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Join Grantmakers for Thriving Youth and field leaders to discuss LGBTQ+ youth wellness and the systems and structures these young people need to thrive.
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It’s time to head back to school! Join GTY and three field leaders to talk about trends, challenges, and opportunities, what’s important for funders to know, and how we can all act to support thriving youth.
Back to School 2023: Key Challenges & Opportunities to Support Thriving Youth Read More »
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and revoking the constitutional right to abortion. Although reproductive health access for many low-income, rural, and systems-involved girls has long been
difficult, the Dobbs decision paved the way for states to outlaw abortion entirely, which is likely just the
beginning of attempts to further restrict access to more comprehensive reproductive health services.
In partnership with Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG) is pleased to announce the first session in a 3-part learning series focused on the state of economic well-being for America’s most vulnerable young people.
Join Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Communities for Just Schools Fund, advocates, organizers and youth to discuss what it will take for young people to be holistically safe: physically, emotionally, psychologically, and intellectually safe. For without safety, there can be no opportunity to thrive.
Safety is Foundational to Thriving: A Discussion with Advocates, Organizers, and Youth Read More »
One in five young people in the US lives in a rural community. For grantmakers committed to thriving youth, it’s important to understand the unique assets, opportunities, and challenges of supporting rural youth to thrive. Join GTY for a 2-part program focused on rural youth.
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One in five young people in the US lives in a rural community. For grantmakers committed to thriving youth, it’s important to understand the unique assets, opportunities, and challenges of supporting rural youth to thrive.
Join GTY for a 2-part program focused on rural youth.
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For the 2022 edition of Financial Health of Young America, Young Invincibles examines income, expenses, wealth, and debt among Millennials and Zoomers, tracking how they are navigating pandemic-related economic challenges and other impacts of the crisis that have rippled far beyond the balance sheet.
New Report from Young Invincibles: The Financial Health of Young America 2022. Read More »
A year ago, group of scholars, teachers and other stakeholders from across the ideological spectrum released the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap, presenting a broad vision for the integration of history and civics education throughout grades K–12. Since then, history and civics learning has become a red-hot issue at the intersection of many debates: access to fair and inclusive education; racial and social justice; parents’ rights; and the increasing polarization of America’s civic discourse.
Educating for American Democracy: More Important Than Ever. Read More »
On October 27, GTY launched a 3-part web seminar series exploring the mental health and well-being of young people amid the pandemic and an ever-growing set of stressors. We heard what young people say they need and discussed how systems that were already inequitable pre-pandemic require urgent attention. We also brought policy advocates, mental health professionals, educators, researchers, practitioners, and funders into the conversation.
Youth Mental Health in a Digital World Read More »