Announcements

Youth Homeless Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2024 (Funding Opportunity)

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Closing date for applications: April 17, 2025, 11:59 pm ET

This funding opportunity supports communities in leveraging the expertise and experience of youth and young adult leaders, technical assistance, guidance from federal agencies, and importantly, significant financial investment in developing their local coordinated community plans to prevent and end youth homelessness.

Learn more and apply.

Report: Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report for Dietary, Physical Activity, and Sleep Behaviors: 2013–2023

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This report highlights important trends and changes in three key behaviors among U.S. high school students: nutrition, physical activity, and sleep. These activities are essential for improving students' mental and physical health and for preventing chronic health conditions.

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Resource: Facts About Youth Crime

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This microsite provides an overview of the youth justice system, explaining why and how it differs from adult court, and a history of how it has changed over the years. Site resources provide access to the latest data on youth crime and effective strategies that communities have employed to hold young people accountable while advancing community safety. 

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Featured Youth Topics

Explore 30 Youth Topics
Adolescent Health
Afterschool Programs
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Youth
Bullying Prevention (StopBullying.gov)
Children of Incarcerated Parents
Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council
Civic Engagement
Dating Violence Prevention
Disabilities
Driver Safety
Employment
Expectant and Parenting Young Families
Family Engagement
Financial Capability & Literacy
Gang Involvement Prevention
Homelessness and Housing Instability
Juvenile Justice
Mental Health
Mentoring
Opportunity Youth
Positive Youth Development
Pregnancy Prevention
Preparedness & Recovery
School Climate
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Substance Use/Misuse
Suicide Prevention
Trafficking Prevention
Transition & Aging Out
Violence Prevention
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  • Mentoring

Youth benefit from close, caring relationships with adults who serve as positive role models...

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  • Juvenile Justice
  • Safety
  • Trafficking of Youth

Members of the youth-serving community are in a unique position to recognize children who may be on the path to becoming victimized and to report…

Youth affected by trafficking
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  • Civic Engagement
  • Service Learning

More than half of teenagers report participating in youth volunteer work, form of civic engagement.

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  • Substance Use/Misuse

Youth-serving systems should intervene early to address substance use/misuse.

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