Featured Grant OpportunitySchool Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) (Funding Opportunity) 

Featured Grant OpportunityShare with Youth: NOAA Student Opportunities Database

Featured Grant OpportunityShort Courses in Social Determinants of Health for Research Education in Nursing Research (Funding...

Featured Grant OpportunityResearch on Law Enforcement Responses to Opioid Overdoses (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityComprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (CPACHE) Program (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityRisk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityPersonnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Doctoral...

Featured Grant OpportunityStanding Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityProviding Research Education Experiences to Enhance Inclusivity for a Diverse Substance Use and...

Featured Grant OpportunityFY 2024 Research on School-Based Hate Crimes (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityChallenge America (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityResearch and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass Shootings (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityNational Juvenile Court Data Archive (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityGraduate Research Fellowship (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityCommunity Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk...

Featured Grant OpportunityPrint and Disseminate Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials (Funding Opportunity)

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# YE4C Responds to Current Events Affecting Youth

The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP) celebrates “change makers” — young people who are working to make a difference in their communities and the world — by promoting meaningful youth engagement in important issues, and connecting youth with federal resources and opportunities to aid their efforts. Recognizing the vital role that youth have in strengthening programs and improving youth outcomes, the IWGYP created the Youth Engaged 4 Change (YE4C) website to help young people between the ages of 16 and 24 engage in change on personal, community, and national levels.

To help youth effectively address the issues of the day, IWGYP has updated the YE4C homepage by adding a Current Events page to give priority focus the best federal resources that are timely and responsive to the issues that are top-of-mind to youth today. The inaugural focus is on coping with community tragedies, building resilience, dealing with trauma, finding mental health resources, and taking action when traumatic events and violence occur.

To get started, the updated YE4C homepage now features:
                      - Stories from exemplary youth who are making strides in violence prevention and the ability to nominate additional youth who are working for positive change
                      - Quick links to YE4C's Facebook community page, SAMHSA's Distress Helpline and the Talk, Text, Act mental health peer network
                      - An opportunity to provide The White House with ideas on improving the justice system
                      - Blog posts on strategic sharing tips and advice for helping peers with mental health challenges
                      - Links to topical opportunities, tools for success, and support to help youth get involved, build their skills, access help, and become a more effective change maker

Please help spread the word about YE4C:
                      - Promote  YE4C on your organization’s website with a badge, available for download at  http://engage.youth.gov/badge .
                      - “Like”  the  YE4C page on Facebook , and encourage others to “like” the page.
                      - Share  YE4C resources on your organization’s social media platforms.

### Announcements

Challenge America (Funding Opportunity)

Share with Youth: Become a We Think Twice Insider

Resource: Promoting Resilience and Emotional Health for Children, Youth, & Families with Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)

Resource: Planning Tool for Youth Engagement

Resource: Innovation in OPA Grant Programs

### Feature Article

Healthy Youth Development through Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation

Youth Voices Have Moved to YE4C

Resources to Support Youth Who Have Lost a Caregiver

Dear Colleague Letter: Children Who Have Lost a Caregiver

YE4C Accepting Applications for the Editorial Board

### Federal Links

Youth Advisory Councils

Youth Development Across the Federal Government: A Thought Leader Conversation with Cheri Hoffman

Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century

YouthLead

Positive Youth Development