Pregnant and Parenting Youth

NCFY's new video series features seven youth workers from around the country, each sharing a time when they made a big difference in a young person's life. Shane Burroughs, from Valley Youth House in Allentown, PA, told the story of a teen mother who achieved newfound stability after staying at his organization's rapid re-housing program, which finds stable homes for homeless...
NCFY's new video series features seven youth workers from around the country, each sharing a time when they made a big difference in a young person's life. Up first is Linda Mascarenas from Family and Youth Services in Stockton, CA. She talks about a teen mother who eventually became a paid employee of Mascarenas' youth program.
The Health Resources and Services Administration announces the availability of funding from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth. Organizations that provide family-centered primary medical care to women, infants, children and youth living with HIV are invited to apply. This program aims to improve...
Karl Kallgren, director of the Union City Sustained Youth Development Project, talks to NCFY about the highly personalized youth program that has helped teen pregnancy rates drop by 20 percent in this rural Pennsylvania community. Time: 4:00 | Size: 3.7 MB | Transcript
Karl Kallgren, director of the Union City Sustained Youth Development Project, talks to NCFY about the highly personalized youth program that has helped teen pregnancy rates drop by 20 percent in this rural Pennsylvania community. Time: 4:00 | Size: 3.7 MB  
Rachel Lloyd, founder and CEO of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, or GEMS, in New York, explains why runaway and homeless youth providers are so well-suited to combating sexual trafficking.
Rachel Lloyd, founder and CEO of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, or GEMS, in New York, explains why runaway and homeless youth providers are so well-suited to combating sexual trafficking. Time: 4:53 | Size: 4.5 MB  
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program selects 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at the college or university of their choice. Recipients are outstanding minority students with significant financial need. In addition to getting financial help to go to college, Gates Millennium Scholars participate in leadership programs and receive academic...
AVANCE, a nonprofit organization that promotes parent education, will this year award $50,000 grants to four nonprofit organizations serving low-income Hispanic families. The grants will be used to implement AVANCE's evidence-based parent-child education program as part of its Unlocking America's Potential Project. The project, funded by a $12.6 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg...
Q: I’ve heard of WIC and some other nutrition programs for low-income mothers. What are they, and can young people in my program benefit?
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