Today, the New York Times published Senator Dorgan's response to Nicholas Kristof's article describing poverty and other severe challenges facing community members living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.<< MORE >>

Click here to read the full story about the learning experiences gathered by four students from Hopi High Radio, the only live remote Native American teen talk show in the nation, when participating in the National Journalism Education Association conference in Seattle, Washington. .

The Center invites you to participate in the Center's Native Youth Inspirational Story Exchange. First 5 individuals to submit their inspirational story will be rewarded with a Nike N7 drawstring bag full of goodies!<< MORE >>

Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families

Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Grant Program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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The U.S. Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced a series of competitive funding opportunities, three of which are related to Native American youth issues. Please see the information below and visit the OMH website for more details.

Application Deadline: June 8, 2012

• American Indian/Alaska Native Health Disparities Program (AI/AN) The overall intent of the AI/AN program is to strengthen the capacity of Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) and Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs) to: collect and manage data more effectively; better understand and develop the link between public health problems and behavior, socioeconomic conditions, and geography; and create a pipeline program for students to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the public health and biomedical sciences professions.
• Peer-to-Peer Outreach Model to Curb HIV/AIDS Transmission Among High Risk Minority Youth and Adolescents (CHAT) The CHAT program seeks to improve the HIV/AIDS health outcomes of high risk minority youth (13-19 years old) by supporting community-based efforts to increase HIV/AIDS prevention/education efforts, testing, counseling and referrals.
• Youth Empowerment Program (YEP): The YEP seeks to address unhealthy behaviors in at-risk minority youth, 10-18 years of age, and provide them with opportunities to learn skills and gain experiences that contribute to more positive lifestyles and enhance their capacity to make healthier life choices.

SAMHSA has announced the grant RFA for Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI). Pre-application webinars are on May 7 and May 10.  Applications are due June 8, 2012.

 

Please find the grant information at: http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2012/sm_12_008.aspx#docs

WeRNative is a health resource for Native youth developed by Native youth and addresses topics that matter most to them. Most recently, WeRNative announced a new contest to showcase original scripts written by Native youth! << MORE >>

The Center seeks a responsible, organized, detail-oriented, self-starter with strong communications, internet and Microsoft Office skills. This internship will be offered summer, fall and spring semesters in the 2012-2013 term. The time required for the internship is 15-20 hours per week.<< MORE >>

The Center seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead development of a unique program initiative, which focuses on policy research around specific issues impacting the lives of Native youth.<< MORE >>

Former US Senator Byron Dorgan and the Center for Native American Youth announced today they have been awarded a $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The funding will be used over the next three years to continue and expand the organization’s efforts to build a platform for national dialogues about Indian youth issues, Indian Country outreach, and a policy and resource agenda that promotes racial healing and improves access to opportunity for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children. The funds will also be used develop the organization’s capacity.<< MORE >>