Funding, Job, & Event Highlights for Youth Service Providers
Funding Opportunities
Target's Community Engagement Funds
Community Engagement Funds (CEF) is a community grant program that empowers Target stores and distribution center leaders to make meaningful, localized giving decisions that meet the needs of the communities where our team members and guests live, work, and thrive. Eligible organizations must be a 501(c)3 public charity or a school, with a National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) number. CEF prioritizes nonprofit programs and initiatives aligned to its focus areas:
- Thriving Families: Basic needs and youth development.
- Vibrant Neighborhoods: Community vitalization; Community and green spaces.
- Emerging Creative & Culture: Cultural partnerships and creative programming.
- Economic Opportunity: Workforce development
Deadline: May 6, 2026
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's FY25 Family-Based Alternative Justice
This funding supports the implementation of new, and enhance existing, family-based alternative sentencing programs for parents/primary caregivers who are involved in or at risk for becoming involved in the criminal justice system. Through pre-arrest and pre-sentencing alternatives, these programs focus on rehabilitation, family unification, and family preservation. They help parents avoid incarceration, when in the best interest of their children and wellbeing, while strengthening their skills and capacity to care for their children long-term, preventing children from entering the foster care system, and reducing the likelihood for children and parents/primary caregivers of future involvement in the juvenile or criminal justice systems.
Deadline: Grants.gov deadline May 4, 2026; JustGrants deadline May 11, 2026
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's FY25 Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment
This funding supports community-based treatment programs serving justice-involved youth under the age of 18 with substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder (MHSUD) needs. Successful applicants will improve responses to and outcomes for youth with SUDs and MHSUDs through increased access to community-based treatment options, as appropriate, to address their substance use and mental health needs and to prevent further formal justice system involvement.
Deadline: Grants.gov deadline May 4, 2026; JustGrants deadline May 11, 2026
The Home Depot's Path to Pro Education Grants
The Path to Pro Education Grants program awards grants to accredited K-12 programs, accredited post-secondary institutions (community and technical colleges), and nonprofit organizations focused on construction skilled trades training across the U.S. Grants are awarded at up to $10,000 in Home Depot gift cards to provide tools, products, equipment and new or remodeled training spaces. Awards are granted to qualifying skilled trades organizations/programs across The United States, with an emphasis on carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and construction management trades.
Deadline: Rolling
Free Webinars and Trainings
Power & Purpose: An Unfiltered Conversation About Foundation Governance
BoardSource
May 7, 2026
Youth Homelessness Data & Trends: Insights from the National Runaway Safeline
National Network 4 Youth
May 13, 2026
Volunteering Redefined: Managing Burnout & Advocating for Yourself
Idealist
May 14, 2026
Federal Nutrition Programs & Kinship/Grandfamilies Series: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Generations United
May 19, 2026
McKinney-Vento Eligibility Determinations: Understanding Substandard Housing Webinar
National Center for Homeless Education
May 20, 2026
Upcoming Events
National Independent Living Conference
Daniel
August 18-21, 2026
Reston, VA
2026 National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness
Point Source Youth
October 14-15, 2026
Baltimore, MD
National Mentoring Summit
MENTOR
January 28-29, 2027
Washington, DC
Job Openings
- Transitional Living Program Skills Trainer | Hearts with a Mission | Grants Pass, OR
- Assistant Director of Outreach and Prevention + More | Ignite | Chicago, IL
- Stress and Your Mood Clinician + More | Operation SafeHouse | Riverside, CA
- Youth Engagement Specialist | Pivot | Oklahoma City, OK
- Chief Development Officer | SMYAL | Washington, D.C.
