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April 2025

DIBBLE NEWS

Project WITH- Our NEW Program for System Involved Youth

THE LATEST

Study Finds Dating Isn't Broken, But Relationship Paths Have Evolved
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Teens’ Future Plans and Goals

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Attachment, Soulmates and How Students Can Pick a Healthy Partner
The Correlation Between Resilience and Mental Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Perspective: What Science Tells Us About Fatherhood, Marriage and the Struggles of Young Men
Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024

TOOLS YOU CAN USE

Own the Awk
Non-Profit Advocacy Toolkit

WEBINAR - April 9, 2025

Project WITH

Stories About Love, Life, and Relationships for Systems-Involved Youth

FUNDING STREAMS

DIBBLE NEWS

Project WITH- Our NEW Program for System Involved Youth

This brand-new, research-based curriculum is designed to reach systems-involved youth, ages 15-24, with healthy relationship education they easily relate to through the medium of storytelling. In 12 lessons, Project WITH invites participants to explore the impact of “who they do life with” while gaining the know-how to build and nurture meaningful relationships.

Want to know more? Join our webinar, April 9th.

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THE LATEST

Study Finds Dating Isn't Broken, But Relationship Paths Have Evolved

According to some popular culture writers and online posts by discouraged singles lamenting their inability to find romantic partners, dating is "broken," fractured by the social isolation created by technology, pandemic lockdowns and potential partners' unrealistic expectations.

Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage

Fewer young people are getting into relationships.

Teens’ Future Plans and Goals

Among teens, plans for attending college and other life goals after high school differ by key demographics.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Attachment, Soulmates and How Students Can Pick a Healthy Partner

Understanding how attachment styles are contextual, become insecure in distress, and affect the perception of soulmates can help young adults select dating partners.

The Correlation Between Resilience and Mental Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A recent meta-analysis of over 17,000 young people reinforces the strong link between resilience and positive mental health, showing that higher resilience correlates with fewer anxiety and depression symptoms and increased well-being. This study underscores the value of resilience-building programs for addressing youth mental health challenges.

Perspective: What Science Tells Us About Fatherhood, Marriage and the Struggles of Young Men

Children who grow up with married parents have significant advantages over those who don't.

Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024

Nearly half of U.S. teens (46%) say they're on the internet almost constantly. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used by teens.

TOOLS YOU CAN USE

Own the Awk

Feeling awkward about tough conversations? Learn how to navigate nerve-wracking chats on love, sex, and boundaries with confidence, and build stronger connections!

Find out more…

Non-Profit Advocacy Toolkit

We have identified advocacy tools that well-known organizations have developed or recommend to help you continue to fulfill your mission. Please let us know of other links and organizations you find useful so we can share them.

WEBINAR

April 9, 2025

Project WITH

Stories About Love, Life, and Relationships for Systems-Involved Youth

Young people's ability to form healthy relationships is significantly influenced by the examples they witness and the guidance they receive. Unfortunately, when youth become involved with the justice or child welfare systems, their opportunities to learn and practice these crucial skills are often disrupted.

Project WITH is designed to change that!

Join us as we explore this brand-new, research-based curriculum, tailored for system-involved youth aged 15-24 as it delivers engaging healthy relationship education through relatable storytelling. In 12 lessons, Project WITH empowers participants to explore the impact of "who they do life with" while equipping them with the knowledge and skills to build and nurture meaningful relationships.

Objectives: Participants will:

Discover Project WITH
Explore its “Big Ideas”
Understand the program’s theory of change
Learn how Project WITH strengthens protective factors and builds essential assets

Presenter: John Lewis, Southern California Regional Director- AbleWorks, and Project WITH Partners

Who should attend: Juvenile Justice and Correctional Professionals, Social Workers, Counselors and Therapists, Child Welfare Professionals, Educators and Facilitators, Youth Program Coordinators, Mentors and Volunteers, Administrators and Program Mangers, Researchers, and anyone interested in Healthy Relationship Education.

When: Wednesday, April 9th @ 1:00pm Pacific/4:00pm Eastern

Duration: 60 minutes

Cost: FREE

CURRENT FUNDING STREAMS

Grants Benefit Those in Need in ME, MA, NH and VT

Application Deadline: Proposals are reviewed on a monthly basis or more often as necessary.

The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust provides support to nonprofit organizations that help those in need in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Areas of interest include health and welfare, dental health, homeless shelters, and food banks and pantries. Examples of supported projects include programs serving seniors, programs for individuals with disabilities, children's homes, youth organizations, youth and family services, and summer enrichment programs. Camperships for children are also provided.

Georgia Department of Human Services Grant- FY 26 Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Youth Development Program

Application Due Date: April 25, 2025

The purpose of this program is to provide education to youth that normalizes the optimal health behavior of avoiding non-marital sexual activity. The program is designed to teach youth personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, a focus on the future, and the prevention of youth risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol usage without normalizing teen sexual activity. Applicants are encouraged to develop flexible, medically accurate, and effective programming plans responsive to their target population’s specific needs. These plans must provide sexual risk avoidance education and, where appropriate, mentoring, counseling, and adult supervision to promote healthy behaviors for avoiding sexual activity. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to include sexual risk avoidance education within an intensive youth development framework.

Health, Education, and Recreation Funded in New England and Lee County, FL

Application Due Date: None

The Red Sox Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in New England and Lee County, FL, that make a difference in the lives of children, veterans, families, and communities in need. Programmatic grants focus on the areas of health, education, and recreation. (Grant amount: $1,000 to $10,000)

Support Available for Youth Development Initiatives in OR, WA, and ID

Application Due Date: Proposals are accepted by invitation only and are reviewed twice a year, in March and September. Letters of Inquiry are accepted without invitation and can be submitted anytime.

The Silver Family Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho that focus on transformative youth development. Priority is given to programs that provide in-depth, long-term investments and opportunities for underserved and at-risk youth, ages five to 18. Grantmaking priorities include youth mentorship, academic intervention and enrichment, high school completion, and college and post-secondary preparation and retention.

Company Communities Supported in WA, OR, CA and ID

Application Deadline: None

Banner Bank's community support program, Banner Gives, prioritizes nonprofit organizations that empower youth in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. Key areas of focus for youth programs include academic achievement, civic involvement, financial literacy, and physical and emotional development. While also supporting housing, financial education, and economic development, Banner Gives specifically emphasizes programs that directly benefit young people, such as tutoring, mentoring, after-school programs, and youth leadership initiatives.

North Carolina Programs Promoting Family Well-Being

Application Due Date: June 30, 2025

Charlie’s Heart Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations based in North Carolina for holistic programs that promote the mental and emotional well-being of families in underserved and under-resourced communities.

FORECASTED FUNDING STREAMS

Transitional Living Program

Estimated Post Date: February 28, 2025

Estimated Application Due Date: May 1, 2025

The Transitional Living Program (TLP) provides shelter and comprehensive supportive services to youth ages 16 through 21 for up to 18 months or, under extenuating circumstances, 21 months. In addition to shelter, TLPs provide comprehensive services that support participating youth’s transition to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living. Through the combination of shelter and services, TLP youth are expected to show improvements in four core outcome areas: safe and stable housing, education or employment, permanent connections, and social and emotional well-being.

Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (Ready4Life)

Estimated Post Date: February 28, 2025

Estimate Application Due Date: May 1, 2025

The Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) grants will be targeted exclusively to projects designed to provide healthy marriage and relationship education skills, parenting (for young fathers and mothers as applicable), financial management, job and career advancement, and other activities, to youth that are high-school aged (grades 9-12) or in late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 14 to 24), including parenting and/or pregnant youth.

Family, Relationship, and Marriage Education Works - Adults (FRAMEWorks)

Estimated Post Date: February 28, 2025

Estimate Application Due Date: May 1, 2025

This funding will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult individuals or adult couples, defined as persons who are age 18 and older. Applicants will be asked to submit proposals that are designed to implement programs that include a broad array of service provision strategies. These include curriculum-based skills development and services designed to support family strengthening activities through one or more of seven activities specified under the authorizing legislation: marriage and relationship education/skills (MRES); pre-marital education; marriage enhancement; divorce reduction activities; marriage mentoring; public advertising campaigns; and activities to reduce the disincentives to marriage.

Fatherhood - Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (Fatherhood FIRE)

Estimated Post Date: February 28, 2025

Estimate Application Due Date: May 1, 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces its plan to solicit applications for the competitive award of grants that support "activities to promote responsible fatherhood" under each of the three broad categories of promoting or sustaining marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. This funding will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult fathers, defined as fathers that are age 18 and older.

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Subject: Dating Isn't Broken/Resilience and Mental Health /Advocacy Toolkit