Thursday, December 01, 2011

Grants and Trainings from Building Partnerships for Youth


November 29th 3-4PM EST  New!
WEBINAR
What Do You Want To Take Stock Of?: Exploring the Gallup Student Poll   
To make good decisions, leaders need complete data from all the settings and systems where young people spend their time. They need information about youths' physical and mental health, afterschool activities, employment and family structure, and more. They need information about the extent and performance of existing services and     supports. Better data helps leaders use their resources more efficiently and effectively. We'll learn more about how to getter a better understanding of youth outcomes through the Gallup Student Poll, as well as highlight recent   Gallup Student Poll findings from the Northern Kentucky region. Come explore the variety of data that communities have found useful and consider what is most important in yours through this interactive webinar

To register for this Webinar, click Here

December 8th, 2011, 1-2PM EST  New!
WEBINAR The Family Engagement for High School Success
Join us as Jennifer Enderlin from AT&T moderates a two-part webinar series designed to introduce the main themes of The Family Engagement for High School Success Toolkit and explore the central components of       planning and implementing family engagement strategies for at-risk high school students. Presenters include     representatives from the United Way pilot sites profiled in the toolkit, who, together with their community partners, will discuss their experiences developing and implementing their family engagement strategies. Please note that the content of the second webinar assumes you have already viewed the first. You will be able to view an archive of the first webinar beginning on November 30th.  

To register for this Webinar, click Here

March 15, 2012 
Registration Deadline for the CDC’s Inaugural Conference: Weight of the Nation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents Weight of the Nation™ 2012, its national conference on obesity prevention and control, May 7-9th 2012. The theme for the 2012 conference is Moving Forward, Reversing the Trend. Conference organizers will illustrate this theme through presentations—concurrent, plenary, poster or video—that emphasize how communities; early care and education facilities; medical care facilities; workplaces; states, territories, and tribes; and schools can change nutrition and physical activity environments to prevent and control obesity.

Deadline: March 15, 2012
Conference Dates: May 7-9th, 2012
To learn more and for registration information, visit  Weight of the Nation

Funding Opportunities and Grants

November 28, 2011, 3:00 PM EST New!
 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders
Purpose: Recognize individuals in the United States working to solve the health challenges that confront their own communities.
Requirements: Each new leader will receive a personal award of $20,000 to recognize his or her                 accomplishments and $105,000 to support a defined two-year project at the organization with which the leader is associated.
Eligibility: Nominees may be someone doing exceptional work to improve health or access to healthcare in his or her community, or someone who has solved a daunting community health problem. Eligible applicants must be permanent residents of the U.S. and be affiliated with a public or non-profit, tax exempt organization.
If Accepted: Ten awards of $125,000 will be given to selected applicants.

Deadline for simple nominations: November 28, 2011, 3:00 PM EST
For Applications and more information, visit: Community Health Leaders

December 15th, 2011 New!
Grants to Implement Parent-Child Education Program
Purpose: The project, funded by a $12.6 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, aims to expand AVANCE's parent-child education program across the United States over the course of three years
Requirements: The grants will be used to implement AVANCE's evidence-based parent-child education      program as part of its Unlocking America's Potential Project.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations serving low-income Hispanic families.
If Accepted: $50,000 grants available for four nonprofit .

Deadline: December, 15th, 2011
For more information, visit: Here
To view Avance’s Request for Proposals (RFP), click Here

December 31st, 2011
Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grants
Purpose: The Whole Kids Foundation, through the support of Whole Foods Market and Foodcorps, is providing School Garden Grants to teach kids to garden and learn about sustainability, conservation, food systems, and their community.
Requirements: Garden projects may be at any stage of development: planning, construction or operation.
Eligibility: Eligible entities must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or nonprofit K-12 school that is developing or currently maintaining a school garden project.
If Accepted: Awards of $2,000 will be made available.

Deadline: December 31, 2011                                                                                                                                For Applications and more information, visit: Whole Kids Grant Info/App

February 15th, 2012 New!
Luther I. Replogle Foundation Grants for Youth Services
Purpose: The Luther I. Replogle Foundation focuses its giving on programs addressing the needs of youth and women with children living in (or at risk of) long-term poverty, especially children of inner-city residents.
Requirements: The Foundation gives strong preference to innovative programs and organizations with small or modest operating budgets located in Chicago, IL, Minneapolis, MN, and Washington, DC.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.
If Accepted: Award amounts vary.

Deadline: February 15th, 2012
For Applications and more information, visit: Luther I. Replogle Foundation Grant Info/App

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