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Calling All 16–25 Year Olds to Apply for the YE4C Editorial Board!

Youth Engaged 4 Change (YE4C) seeks passionate young people to apply to join the YE4C Editorial Board! This paid consultant opportunity gives youth and young adults the chance to create meaningful content, refine leadership skills, and be an ambassador to peers.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review

The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review (TPPER) identified programs and program components (elements and activities that make up programs) with evidence of effectiveness in reducing teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and associated sexual risk behaviors.

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ONDCP Substance Abuse Prevention Videos

Youth leaders from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program are sharing prevention messages and encouraging young people to make healthy choices.

Map My Community Search Tool

Use the youth.gov Map My Community tool to find organizations with federally-funded youth programs to start collaborations and/or to identify gaps in programs and services.

Grants.gov Custom Search Tool

Visit the youth.gov customized search of Grants.gov to help you find open grant announcements for programs that serve youth and their families.

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Announcements

Webinar Recording: In School Every Day: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Among Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Posted | Oct 12 2026

This webinar recording explores evidence-based strategies to prevent and address chronic absenteeism among children and youth experiencing homelessness (CYEH) at the student and system levels. Viewers will gain a clear understanding of chronic absenteeism, including its effects on CYEH and, more broadly, schools and local education agencies; be aware of key strategies to address chronic absenteeism among all students and CYEH specifically, including the role of data in informing efforts and how to access relevant data; and learn from a practitioner spotlight about their experiences in addressing chronic absenteeism among CYEH. Learn more.

Resource: The Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Use of Guardianship is Growing, but Lags Adoption Assistance and is Unevenly Used Across States

Posted | Oct 09 2026

This brief (PDF, 19 pages) examines trends in the use of the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP), which supports relatives and other caregivers who assume legal guardianship of children leaving foster care. The brief highlights growth in guardianship assistance nationwide, variation in program use across states, and factors that influence access to guardianship as a permanency option for children and youth. Learn more.

Resource: Assessing and Responding to Anonymous Threats of Violence in the K–12 Environment

Posted | Oct 08 2026

This virtual training provides information on anonymous threats affecting K–12 schools, awareness and deterrence tactics to prevent these threats, and appropriate response actions for schools and local law enforcement. Learn more.

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