Home | Youth.gov

Improving Benefit Access and Utilization for Children and Their Families

Register to join the Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council July 22, 12:00-1:30 pm ET, to explore issues and opportunities related to benefit access and utilization for children and their families experiencing poverty.

Image of a family of four creating an emergency readiness plan

Preparing for Disasters

The latest IWGYP newsletter features resources to help youth, families, educators, and youth-serving organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters (Partner: DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency).

Photograph of a young person in a wheelchair typing on a computer

Helping All Youth Celebrate and Honor Their Unique Abilities

This Disability Pride Month, learn how to practice inclusion and accessibility for youth with disabilities with our youth topic.

Photograph of a healthcare provider putting on a bandage on a young person after administering a vaccine

Reminding Parents about Vaccines

As parents prepare to send their students back to school, remind them routine vaccinations are a great tool to keep kids and teens healthy, in school, and ready to learn (Partner: HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Image of three young people eating at a picnic table

Getting Summer Meals and Snacks to Youth

Through the SUN Meals Summer Food Service Program, kids and teens can eat meals and snacks during the summer at no cost at schools, parks, and other neighborhood locations (Partner: USDA Food and Nutrition Service).

Previous Pause Next

Engage
with Youth to Promote Change

Implement
Evidence-Based & Innovative Programs

Locate
Program Funding in Your Community

Featured Grant OpportunitySchool Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) (Funding Opportunity) 

Featured Grant OpportunityShare with Youth: NOAA Student Opportunities Database

Featured Grant OpportunityComprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (CPACHE) Program (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityLongitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime (Funding Opportunity)

Announcements

Resource: Children and Youth Resilience Challenge Winners

Posted | Jul 10 2024

This news release announces the 2024 winners of the Children and Youth Resilience Challenge. The Children and Youth Resilience Challenge award prizes to innovative community-led solutions to promote resilience in children and adolescents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other man-made or natural disasters. Learn more.

Resource: Consumer Alert: Anonymous Messaging App NGL

Posted | Jul 10 2024

This consumer alert discusses a ban against the messaging app NGL from marketing to young people under 18. Learn more.

Webinar Recording: State Policies to Improve Mental Health and Employment for Youth with Marginalized Racial Identities

Posted | Jul 10 2024

This webinar focused on mental health and employment for youth from underserved and underrepresented communities. The webinar discussed ways that policymakers can expand culturally responsive practices, increase access to mental health supports, and embed mental health programs into workforce systems. Learn more.