What out-of-school activities and extracurricular activities in school work best for which youth? What factors move youth into and out of activities? What processes link youth activity involvement and long-term educational outcomes?
To support programs in Brooklyn, New York’s Prospect Park, including the Youth Council leadership development program and the Youth Employment Program.
To support a program that offers kids who already play a musical instrument the opportunity to learn the basics of music composition and how to compose their own works.
To support a natural resources management internship that helps Bronx teens pursue academic and career opportunities with hands-on outdoor experiences and advanced science study.
To support a program in which young people study the United Nation’s work on children’s rights and participate in discussions about social, economic, religious, and ethnic issues that affect them.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.