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The investigators will document if and how research evidence is used by child welfare agencies to make clinical and administrative decisions.

This study will focus on the Afterschool Program Practices Tool (APT) and the influence of two persistent sources of variation in ratings—different raters and different occurrences (e.g., when the...

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Congressional Fellowship Program allows researchers to learn first-hand about the federal policymaking process and context, and the role of...

Fiver Children’s Foundation provides youth development programming such as out-of-school time programs, character building summer camp, and partnerships with schools and community organizations.

Grand Street Settlement (GSS) provides expanded learning time services to 2,000 children at three centers and several schools in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

The Lower Eastside Girls Club (LESGC) provides low-income girls with career training, arts, civic engagement, sports, and educational programs in school, after school, and during the weekends.

NPower NY wants to improve its Technology Service Corps (TSC), which provides technology skills training and workforce development services to disconnected (i.e., not working or in school) youth ages...

This study will compare the association between particular tests and teacher instruction or student performance. Different assessments may reveal important differences in patterns of learning across...

This grant will continue the Foundation’s support for the Society for Research on Adolescence’s (SRA) Young Scholars Program.

This grant will support the Society for Research in Child Development’s (SRCD) conference on “Strengthening Connections among Child and Family Research, Policy, and Practice.”

This funding completes the archiving of the Beginning Schools Survey data archived at Harvard’s Murray Research Center, a data archive and lending library for research projects focused on youth...

As an extension of the Foundation’s Youth Service Improvement Grants program, this small grant provides capacity-building support to youth-serving organizations in our local community.

Funds will be used for Judith Gueron’s speaking and writing engagements for foundation leaders, federal agency and congressional staff, research and policy organizations, and academics in public...

How does the social and academic climate of schools influence adolescents' development and well-being?

Does school accountability benefit students in the long run? If so, under what conditions?

How do LGBT youth respond to stigma and stress in communities either hostile or supportive of LGBT rights? How do community based organizations attempt to empower youth to work for social change?

What role does the family setting play in shaping sleep and brain function in youth from diverse economic backgrounds?

To what extent does neighborhood social capital influence dental health outcomes for publicly insured adolescents?

The primary goal of Kaczorowski’s Distinguished Fellowship is to better understand how researchers evaluate program fidelity and outcomes in violence prevention programs for children and youth.

The investigators will examine the relationship between supportive classroom environments and positive youth development and analyze participants' perceptions of classroom environment and how the...