Children and Youth

Laura stopped leaving her home weeks before she gave birth. She lived outside of Minneapolis, where many people had been taken by immigration officials. She thought of mothers separated from…

When George LaComb moved two years ago to a new high school in Orlando, Florida, he quickly noticed safety precautions that the football team at his previous, less affluent school…

During an afternoon in the nation’s capital, a high school cafeteria buzzed with conversation as teachers, staff and students gathered around circular tables. It wasn’t lunchtime, it was a staff…

Philanthropy frequently presents itself as responsive to emerging needs. Yet, in practice, it often remains bound to pre-existing structures, resulting in incremental ameliorations rather than instigating systemic change. For girls,…

By investing in young children and their families, funders can help lay the foundation for those children to thrive for the rest of their lives—with benefits for all communities across…

In the beginning of March 2026, Alix Webb and Mike Ishii joined community and faith leaders from around the country on a 90-mile march from the Dilley immigrant detention facility…

Violence against women and girls is common but largely invisible, underscoring the importance of preventing gender-based violence through evidence-based interventions. Beginning in the 1960s, the women’s movement against violence in…

Jazmin Guajardo has seen Cal State university system students with the kind of anxiety that “consumes them” not only throughout their day, but outside the normal business hours of the…