As young people across the country begin a new school year, how can we create conditions that advance their opportunities to thrive? 

Ideally, any youth-focused product, service, research study, program design, or policy would benefit from youth insight. Yet logistical barriers often prevent effective youth engagement.

Washington State reduced homelessness among unaccompanied youth and young adults by 40% after launching a concerted campaign to do so in 2016. While we will not rest on our laurels, we celebrate this life-saving success, especially in the context of the regression represented by the Supreme Court’s ruling on Johnson v. Grants Pass.

Join GTY and Arnold Chandler to learn about meaning-based interventions and how they hold promise in narrowing racial gaps in academic achievement (grades, high school graduation, college enrollment) and behavioral outcomes.

Join Grantmakers for Thriving Youth and field leaders to discuss LGBTQ+ youth wellness and the systems and structures these young people need to thrive.

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.

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.