CONCORD, N.H. -- Young New Hampshire artists, kindergarten through grade 12, are invited to submit original artwork depicting North American waterfowl to the New Hampshire Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department runs the statewide competition, which is part of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to give students a chance to show off their artistic talents and learn about conservation. The art competition is open to public, private or home-schooled New Hampshire students.
Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2007. For competition guidelines, send your request to: Victor Young, N.H. Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301. Competition guidelines, including dimension requirements and an entry form also can be downloaded from http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Education/ed_Junior_Duck_Contest.htm.
The New Hampshire Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest will award first, second, third and honorable mention ribbons in four groups: grades K-3; 4-6; 7-9; and 10-12. The State Best-of-Show will be selected from among the first-place winning designs. Winning artwork in all categories will be displayed at N.H Fish and Game headquarters in Concord. The Best-of-Show New Hampshire winner advances to the national Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest, in which the three top winners receive a cash award and a trip to the adult Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is an integrated art and science activity developed to teach environmental science and habitat conservation. In the process of creating Junior Duck Stamp designs, students gain a better understanding of the importance of conserving habitat as they explore the esthetic qualities of wildlife, according to Victor Young, a wildlife artist and graphic designer for Fish and Game and coordinator of New Hampshire's contest. Teachers who want to integrate these lessons into their coursework can find a curriculum guide for teaching conservation through the arts at http://duckstamps.fws.gov.
Pay It Forward Mini-Grants - Pay It Forward Foundation.
Deadline: April 15, Oct. 15 and Jan. 15 of each year.
Amount: $500.
For one-time youth-identified service projects that benefit schools, neighborhoods or greater communities. Projects based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with ever-expanding results.
Contact: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
Early Child Care and Youth Development Research - U.S. NIH.
Deadline: Varies.
Amount: Individual grants of $25,000 to $50,000 per year.
Funding to encourage U.S. and international scientists to study questions about family, childcare, school and child development through analyses of data sets from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care and Youth Development study.
Contact: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-093.html
State Justice Institute - State Justice Institute.
Deadline: Most grant categories have rolling deadlines.
Amount: $2 million to $4.5 million.
Funds state and local courts, nonprofits and others to improve the quality of justice, including juvenile justice, in the United States.
Contact: www.statejustice.org
Early Childhood Care and Education Grants - Rosie's For All Kids Foundation.
Deadline: Open for letters of intent.
Amount: $15,000-$30,000.
Direct service support to organizations, with a priority for projects operated by experienced, community-based programs serving children in low-income, major urban areas, where families struggle to find affordable, high-quality early education and care. Grants pay for tuition subsidies, small renovations, equipment upgrades, playground construction and staff development.
Contact: www.forallkids.org (click Early Education)
RGK Foundation - RGK Foundation.
Deadline: Open.
Amount: Under $25,000 each.
Grants for community, education and health projects, including human services, community improvement, abuse prevention and youth development/educational enrichment programs.
Contact: www.rgkfoundation.org
Event Grants - The Dreye's Foundation
Deadline: Monthly.
Amount: Up to $3,000 and product donations to non-profits.
To promote family, school, community environments that build skills and foster talents in young people. Small event grants, ice cream products/auction items provided.
Contact: www.dreyersinc.com/dreyersfoundation/small_grants.asp
Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents - National Institutes of Health.
Deadline: Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5.
Amount: Not specified.
Research to increase skills/capacities of parents /caregivers to improve health outcomes of young and adolescent children, while focusing on reduction, elimination or prevention of high-risk health behavior(s) among youth.
Contact: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-097.html
Red, White and Green Climate Change -Youth Service America & Civil Society Institute.
Deadline: March 9.
Amount: $500 to youth ages 15-25; organizations that engage youth ages 15-25
To develop service-learning projects about climate change that engages the community, policy-makers and candidates running in upcoming elections. Youth-led projects must take place between May 1 and Oct. 1, 2007.
Contact: www.redwhiteandgreen.org
Access to Artistic Excellence - U.S. National Endowment for the Arts.
Deadline: March 12 and Aug. 13. Check by artistic discipline for appropriate closing dates for a proposed project.
Amount: Up to $150,000 each.
Funds projects that provide short-term arts exposure or arts appreciation for children and youth, as well as intergenerational arts education.
Contact: www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Artsed.html
Saucony Run For Good - Stride Rite Corp.
Deadline: March 30.
Amount: Up to $10,000.
To encourage healthy behaviors among youth by initiating running programs.
Contact: www.sauconyrunforgood.com
Lowe's Toolbox for Education - Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
Deadline: Feb. 1.
Amount: Must request between $2,000 and $5,000.
Grants for grass-roots community and school projects in communities where Lowe's does business.
Contact: www.toolboxforeducation.com
Champions for Healthy Kids - General Mills Foundation
Deadline: Feb. 1.
Amount: 50 grants of $10,000.
Grants to develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Contact: www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/champions.aspx
Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) - The Brookdale Foundation.
Deadline: Feb. 8 (public state agency proposals).
Amount: Up to five state agencies - $10,000 seed grant, must be matched
State seed grants to encourage creation/expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so.
Contact: www.brookdalefoundation.org/relativesasparents.htm
GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards - Women' Sports Foundation & sponsors.
Deadline: Feb. 16.
Amount: A total of $50,000 in grants to 20 teams.
To recognize teams that demonstrate leadership in their communities by inspiring girls (9th-12th grades) to get involved in sports and physical activity. Contact: www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=34
Community-Police Partnership Awards - MetLife Foundation & Local Initiatives Support Corp.
Deadline: Feb. 23.
Amount: Six $10,000-$25,000 revitalization awards; five $15,000 special strategy awards Support innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization.
Contact: www.lisc.org/section/areas/sec1/safety/awards
Disney Minnie Grants - Youth Service America and Disney.
Deadline: Jan. 24.
Amount: $500.
For youth ages 5-14 to plan and implement service projects in their communities.
Contact: www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm#nowavailable
Coming Up Taller Awards - Presidents Committee on Arts & Humanities.
Deadline: Jan. 31.
Amount: $10,000 and a plaque at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C.
For after-school / out-of-school arts/humanities programs for young people.
Contact: www.cominguptaller.org/downloads/2007CUTApplication.pdf
According to Child Trends, foreign-born, Hispanic, and poor teens are more likely than other teens to eat meals with their families.
Foreign-born teens are more likely than native-born teens with native-born parents to eat meals together six to seven times a week - 62 percent versus 40 percent, respectively.
Hispanic adolescents and children ages 12 to 17 and 6 to 11 are more likely than both non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic blacks to eat meals together six or seven days a week.
Fifty-five percent of teens living in poor households ate meals six to seven days a week together, compared with 44 percent of those living at 100 to 200 percent above the poverty level and 37 percent of those living at 200 percent or more above the poverty level.
Between January and June 2007, the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has assembled a roster of trainings and workshops designed to address the increasingly diverse and complex needs of individuals, families and professionals in New England. From strategies to better include children in general education classrooms to training on legal issues for those who work with older adults, the IOD, with the help of direct input from many partners and consumers, has organized 22 programs to address several key priority areas. In an effort to make these research and best-practice based opportunities more accessible, the IOD is offering workshops in almost every region of the Granite State. More information and online registration can be found on the IOD website at www.iod.unh.edu.
TEENS
Finding Resources to Support Workforce Development Services for Youth
http://www.financeproject.org/publications/workforce_youth.pdf
Getting Serious about Teen Relationship Abuse
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/562
Making Good on a Promise: What Policymakers Can Do to Support the Educational Persistence of Dropouts
http://www.jff.org/JFF_KC_Pages.php?WhichLevel=1&lv1_id=4&lv2_id=0&lv3_id=0&KC_M_ID=287
An Overview of Alternative Education: Helping Disconnect Youth Succeed
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411283_alternative_education.pdf
10 Things Each of Us Can Do to Help Our Adolescent Boys
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/97?&tn=hp/lf/2
Are Boot Camps Obsolete?
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/5030
The Downside of Girl Power?
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/4257
Cyber Bullying: No Muscles Needed
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3116
Community-Based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship
http://www.communityschools.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=49Youth as City Leaders
http://www.nlc.org/iyef/networks___assistance/7164.cfm
People, Places and Possibilities: Integrating Mentoring and After-School
http://www.forumfyi.org/Files/ostpc11.pdf
Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free: A Guide for African American Parents and Caregivers
https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17295
The Importance Of Professional Development For Youth Workers
http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Professional_Development_Insight.pdf
Out-Of-School Time is Critical for Children: Who Participates in Programs?
http://www.childtrends.org/Files/OST_is_Critical.pdf
Teens as Volunteers
http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Teens_as_Volunteers_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Baby Boomers and Beyond: An Untapped Resource for Volunteers in Out-Of-School Time Programs
http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Baby_Boomers_and_Beyond_Brief.pdf
Putting Youth Work on the Map: Key Findings and Implications from Two Major Workforce Studies
http://www.forumfyi.org/Files//Putting_Youth_Work_on_the_Map.pdf
Understanding the Afterschool Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges for an Emerging Profession
http://www.cornerstones4kids.org/images/NAA_PDF_rw111506.pdf
Growing the Next Generation of Youth Work Professionals: Workforce Opportunities and Challenges
http://www.forumfyi.org/Files//next_gen_final_reportRW1.pdf
PARENT/FAMILY
How to Get Informed, Involved, and Really Help in your Child's Education (no logo)
http://www.ncpen.org/other.html
How to Get Informed, Involved, and Really Help in your Child's Education
http://www.ncpen.org/pi_span.pdf
COMMUNITY
The Public Intersection Toolkit
http://www.sogpubs.unc.edu/singlebook.php?id=969
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Everything You Should Know About Ergonomics and Youths, But Were Afraid to Ask
http://www.aota.org/nonmembers/area1/links/link240.asp
Everything You Should Know About Ergonomics and Youths, But Were Afraid to Ask
http://www.aota.org/nonmembers/area1/links/link240.asp