Well-being

Violence and stress are an alarming fact of life for many homeless youth. To reduce the effects of those traumatic experiences, some youth-serving organizations have turned to mind-body practices that may help young people control disturbing emotions and behavior and lessen their anxiety and depression.
September is National Disaster Preparedness Month—a time to get ready for disasters.
This program from the Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women supports evidence-based, youth-centered interventions and prevention programs focusing on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The program seeks to engage men and boys as allies in efforts to stop relationship violence and sexual assault.
Youth Service America and UnitedHealthcare are teaming up to provide grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led service-learning projects that combat childhood obesity by promoting walking, running or hiking. Learn more about this opportunity on the Youth Service America website.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to fund innovative programs that promote the health and success of African American boys and young men in school, work and life. Up to 10 grants of up to $300,000 will be awarded. See the funding announcement and application instructions (PDF, 249KB).
In our latest Youth Speak Out podcast, we speak to two youth employees of Youth Farm and Market Project, a Minneapolis, MN-area nonprofit that teaches children and young adults to grow and harvest their own food.
Jordan Ryan and Alon Coleman both participate in Youth Farm and Market Project in Minneapolis, MN. They spoke with NCFY about Youth Farm's approach to youth empowerment, and how it helps youth become leaders, step-by-step.  
“Resiliency and Survival Skills Among Newly Homeless Adolescents: Implications for Future Interventions” (PDF, 300 KB), Vulnerable Child Youth Studies, Vol. 6, Issue 4, 2011.
“The Relationship Between Sexual Abuse and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescent Boys: A Meta-Analysis” (abstract). Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 51, Issue 1 (July 2012).
Do you have a youth-led, start-up organization that works to prevent HIV? The MTV Staying Alive Foundation is offering grants of up to $12,000 for 12-month projects. To be eligible, your organization's leaders must be between the ages of 15 and 27. Learn more and apply on the foundation's website.
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