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We depend on youth, communities, and partners all over to help share resources that support Native youth. Find a resource or submit your own.
We depend on youth, communities, and partners all over to help share resources that support Native youth. Find a resource or submit your own.
Lifeline is a federal program that offers a monthly benefit of $9.25 towards phone or internet services for eligible subscribers (up to $34.25 for those living on Tribal/Native lands). LEARN MORE
This is the first population-based prevalence estimate of high school students who report trading sex for something of value (including trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation). Trading sex presents many harms to young people. In 2019, the Minnesota Student Survey – a tri-annual census of young people in Minnesota’s schools – included a new question for 9th and 11th graders: LEARN MORE
A Career Readiness Guidebook This culturally-relevant guide was created to help Native students prepare for, and successfully navigate, the diverse landscape of job opportunities and sectors of work. Including contributions from Native graduates, professionals and artists, Career Pathways explores best practices and opportunities in and familiar and accessible way. CLICK HERE to view the guidebook. LEARN MORE
For those diagnosed with mental health disorders, employment can be an essential part of ongoing recovery. As with all professionals, people with mental health challenges can find purpose, productivity and consistency in a good job. Moreover, employment offers more tangible advantages: steady work empowers financial independence, while employer-based insurance can ease access to care. For reasons that are […] LEARN MORE
Overall, there are 1,356 colleges and universities that offer a social work degree at all levels. The most popular degree is the Bachelors of Social Work, with 774 total programs. There are 327 Master of Social Work degrees, 176 Associate of Social Work programs. There are also numerous Doctoral level (DSW and Ph.D.) programs, which are terminal social work degrees, offered at schools across the United States. LEARN MORE
As of July 1, 2018, approximately 2,212 U.S. college and university campuses are now entirely smoke-free, according data provided by the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. A majority of these institutions (1,853 in total) are also completely tobacco free, and 1,790 of them report that they have eliminated the use of e-cigarettes, too. This is obviously great news for those who are trying to stop this potentially deadly behavior, but why is the issue of smoking among college students so important? LEARN MORE
