From Child Trends, March 6, 2020 Child Trends’ new project with MDRC, “ Reconnecting Youth: Putting Out-of-School, Out-of-Work Youth on a Path to Self-Sufficiency ,” is seeking information about programs that provide services to help young people ages 16 to 24 advance on education and employment pathways. This project is focused on the population of young people who are out of work and out of school, sometimes called disconnected or opportunity youth. The information gathered will result in...

Coming this summer: Washington State Essentials for Childhood plans to release a request for proposals. This opportunity will provide resources to support Vroom activation in community and tribal programs that work with families of children age 0 through 5. Vroom ( www.Vroom.org ) promotes positive adult-child relationships; back and forth brain-building interactions; and life skills promoting executive function. Successful applicants will describe how they use Vroom to connect with families...