Resources

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

General

Access to Mental Health Care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a brief overview of accessing mental health care with resources to access for more information.

Mental Health Disorders
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a brief overview of adolescent mental health disorders with resources to access for more information.

Positive Mental Health: Resilience
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a brief overview of how resiliency leads to positive mental health outcomes and shares resources for more information.

Where to Find Help for Your Child
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides families an overview of mental health practitioners, in order to simplify their help-seeking process.

Anxiety

Adapted Anxiety Disorder fact sheet
The Federation of Families of South Carolina’s fact sheet outlines different types of anxiety disorders and their treatment options.

Children’s Mental Health: Anxiety
The CDC provides a brief overview of anxiety in children, including information on symptoms, treatments, and prevention.

Managing Anxiety
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America offers strategies and resources to help manage stress and anxiety. The ADAA contains resources to help with everyday stress as well as specific stressors such as storms, tests, and work.

Depression

Adapted Depression fact sheet
The Federation of Families of South Carolina’s fact sheet outlines the clinical symptoms of depression and strategies for treatment.

Children’s Mental Health: Depression
The CDC provides a brief overview of a depression in children, including information on symptoms, treatments, and prevention.

Depression in Children and Adolescents
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers an in-depth review of depression in children and adolescents. The article provides families with information on prevalence, symptoms, and treatments of depression.

Teens: Depression
The National Institute of Mental Health offers teens a description of depression. The article helps teens identify depression in themselves and others and better understand their treatment options.

Trauma

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
The CDC provides a brief infographic explaining what ACEs are, the different categories of adverse experiences and how common they are among the population.

Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (CTSN)
Provides school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Child Trauma
NCTSN provides information on what a traumatic event is, what experiences might be traumatic and what child traumatic stress is.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Child Trauma

PTSD Guide
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s practice parameter is an in-depth review of child and adolescent post-traumatic stress disorder. The AACAP’s practice parameter can help families identify post-traumatic stress disorder and understand its wide range of treatment options.

Trauma’s Impact on Children Exposed to Violence
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides information and resources on the impact of trauma on children exposed to violence.

Conduct

Conduct Disorder Fact Sheet
Mental Health America provides general information on conduct disorders and resources to support those diagnosed.

Conduct Disorder Guide
The Child Mind Institute’s conduct disorder guide outlines the basics for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of conduct disorder.

Symptoms of Conduct Disorder
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides a brief overview of the symptoms of conduct disorder.

Substance Use/Abuse

About Electronic Cigarettes
The Center for Disease Control provides facts and statistics about e-cigarettes.

Catch My Breath
The CATCH My Breath Youth E-cigarette Prevention Program’s goal is to increase students’ knowledge of E-cigarettes, nicotine and addiction dangers while cutting their intended use of the product in the future.

Drug Facts: Tobacco, Nicotine and E-Cigarettes
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens provides information on tobacco, nicotine and e-cigarettes.

Drug Rehab
Online resource that provides information, resources, and treatment for people battling addiction and related conditions.

Illicit & Nonillicit Drug Use
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a brief overview of drug use in adolescence with resources to access for more information.

Smokefree Teen
Learn about different tools to help you quit and how to use them.

Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
Theory-based and evidence-informed resources created by educators, parents, and researchers aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of tobacco and nicotine.

Truth about Vaping
John Hopkins Medicine provides 5 facts about vaping.

Vaping 101
The Center on Addiction provides information on what vaping is and how people are accessing products.

Suicide Prevention/Awareness

CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
Training course designed for mental health professionals and others who work with people at risk for suicide.

Facts About Suicide
Mental Health America of South Carolina provides facts about suicide and resources for more information.

Find the Words
Know the signs and learn how to get the conversation started when you believe someone is considering suicide.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This organization is committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

The number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255

Postvention
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center provides information for communities and organization on how to respond to a suicide death.

Prevention of Escalating Adolescent Crisis Events (PEACE)
Protocol for trained licensed mental health professionals who have extensive clinical judgement or are under direct supervision.

The South Carolina Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative
The South Carolina Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative helps reduce the incidents of suicide, with the belief that suicide is largely preventable through greater access to information and resources and trainings.

Suicide Grief and Healing
The Mayo clinic provides information and resources on coping with the loss of a loved one from suicide.

Suicide Prevention
Suicide is a complex public health issue that requires coordination and cooperation among healthcare providers, individuals, family members, treatment services and other stakeholders. Learn more about a few prevention measures to reduce the number of suicides and how you can do your part to help.

Suicide Warning Signs
Mental Health America of South Carolina provides information on the warning signs of suicide and how to act now.

Other Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder including signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in the Classroom
Infographic from University of Cincinnati providing information on EBDs in the classroom with information from the Individuals with Disabilities Act.

What are Eating Disorders
The National Eating Disorders Association provides information on what eating disorders are, risk factors and other resources for help.

Special Populations

Special Education

Dyslexia and other Reading Disorders
The SC Department of Education provides an overview of Dyslexia and other reading disorders including state level policies and online training modules.

Individuals with Disabilities Act
Learn about the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and find resources for related to IDEA and its implementation.

Learning Disorders
John Hopkins Medicine provides an overview of learning disorders including what they are, risks, causes and how a child might be diagnosed.

Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities
OSERS presents this transition guide to advance efforts in ensuring that all students and youth with disabilities are equipped with the skills and knowledge to be engaged in the 21st Century workforce.

Wellness

General

Eight Dimensions of Wellness
Through its Wellness Initiative, SAMHSA encourages individuals, organizations, and communities to work toward longer, healthier, and happier lives, particularly among people living with behavioral health conditions. The Eight Dimensions of Wellness considers all the factors that contribute to a person’s overall wellness.

Framework for Action: Addressing Mental Health and Wellness Through Every Student Succeeds Act
This resource is a supplement to “State ESSA Plans to Support Student Health and Wellness: A Framework for Action” and provides more detailed ESSA implementation recommendations for supporting mental health and wellbeing.

Mental Health and Wellness
Learn facts about mental health and its impact on a person’s general wellbeing.

Wellness Planning and Maintenance
Recovery and Support guidance to assist individuals in identifying and maintaining general mental health wellness.

Healthy Relationships

Bullying
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on adolescent bullying.

Dating
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on healthy dating relationships in adolescents.

Dating Violence
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on youth and adolescent dating violence.

Healthy Friendships
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on developing healthy relationships in adolescence.

Physical Health and Nutrition

Chronic Conditions
US Department of Health and Human Services provides introductory information on chronic conditions and disability in adolescence.

Clinical Preventative Services
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on the importance of continuous preventative healthcare services for adolescence.

Healthy Behavior
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on healthy behaviors and nutrition in adolescence.

Reproductive Health

Contraceptive & Condom Use
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on adolescent development and contraceptives.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on adolescent development sexually transmitted diseases.

Teen Pregnancy & Childbearing
US Department of Health and Human Services provides information on teen pregnancy and childbearing.

Expanded School Mental Health (SMH)

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

Culturally Responsive PBIS
PDF on characteristics of culturally responsive PBIS implementation and strategies.

PBIS and Data
A Multi-Tiered System of support uses a data-based problem-solving process to make decisions about support provision in schools. This requires a data system that makes it easy to answer questions that come up during the problem-solving process.

PBIS at Each Tier
Information on PBIS at each tier from Midwest PBIS Network. Includes information from two publications, about the history of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), frequently asked questions, defining features, and misconceptions.

PBIS For Beginners
Information for those individuals who are interested in learning more about School wide Positive Behavior Support.

Check and Connect
Check & Connect is an intervention used with K-12 students who show warning signs of disengagement with school and who are at risk of dropping out. At the core of Check & Connect is a trusting relationship between the student and a caring, trained mentor who both advocates for and challenges the student to keep education salient.

The Interconnected Systems Framework for SMH and PBIS

Interconnected Systems Framework
Information about the Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) from Midwest PBIS Network.

 ISF Mental Health Integrations Systems Tools
Midwest PBIS Network provides tools and resources for ISF implementation.

OSEP Technical Assistance Center
Information on the ISF and access to Advancing Education Effectiveness: Interconnecting School Mental Health and School-wide Positive Behavior Support monograph.  

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Components of RTI
The Center on Response to Intervention provides information on the essential components of RTI.

Resources
Intervention Central provides access to RTI resources.

What is Response to Intervention
RTI Network provides information in what Response to Intervention is with access to additional resources.

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

What is SEL
CASEL provides information and resources on social and emotional learning.

Teaching SEL within PBIS Framework
The purpose of this brief is to describe how school personnel can teach social-emotional competencies within a PBIS framework to support systematic, school-wide implementation through one system, rather than trying to improve student outcomes through separate, competing initiatives.

Additional Resources

Casa Vera Montessori School: Children with Special Needs
This website explains how Maria Montessori was influenced by children with special needs. Also available are resources and articles about Montessori methods with children who have special education needs.

Classroom Resources on Drug Effects
Lessons, activities, and drug facts to educate teens about the effects and consequences of drug use.

Creating Art Experiences for Children with Special Needs
This guide provides ideas to help children with special needs have access to creative art experiences

Head Start Information on Disabilities
This website from Head Start provides an overview of disabilities, as well as tips for accommodating children with special needs in the classroom

Identifying E-Cigarettes
Teacher and parent PDF with information on what current e-cigarettes can look like.

Lesson Plan on Vaping and Juul
The Physician Advocacy Network has developed this vaping and JUULing curriculum for teachers and others to use to educate middle and high school students about the harms of vaping.

Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

NeaToday Tips and Advice for New Educators
NEA is dedicated to helping educators at every stage of their career. The new School Me series is made specifically with new and early educators in mind. We know those first few years can be extremely challenging, so we’re sitting down with accomplished educators to discuss their unique techniques and best practices, and to get their invaluable advice in the form of blogs, podcasts, and tip videos.

Psychological First Aid
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. Individuals affected by a disaster or traumatic incident, whether survivors, witnesses, or responders to such events, may struggle with or face new challenges following the event.

Routine-Based Support Guide for Young Children with Challenging Behavior
This Routine Based Support Guide was developed to assist teachers in problem-solving a plan to support young children who are having challenging behavior.

Transition of Students with Disabilities To Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators
The purpose of this guide is to provide high school educators with answers to questions students with disabilities may have as they get ready to move to the post secondary education environment.

AVID
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a nonprofit that provides schools and educators with training to prepare all students for college, careers, and life. AVID provides professional development, a suite of resources, and ongoing support.

SSET
Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET) is a school-based group intervention for students who have been exposed to traumatic events and are suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Designed specifically for use by teachers and school counselors, SSET is a non-clinical adaptation of the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) Program. SSET teaches many of the same cognitive and behavioral skills as CBITS, such as social problem solving, psychoeducation, and relaxation.

Community Resources and Organizations in SC

The Arc of South Carolina
The Arc of South Carolina is an organization that promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes. The website includes descriptions of the services and resources that they offer, as well as information on the organization.

Children’s Trust of South Carolina
Children’s Trust is the statewide organization focused on the prevention of child abuse, neglect and injury.

The Continuum of Care
Ensures continuing development and delivery of appropriate services to those children with severe emotional disturbance and their families in South Carolina.

Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
The Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) is the South Carolina government agency charged with ensuring quality services to prevent or reduce the negative consequences of substance use and addictions.

Family Connection of South Carolina
Family Connection of South Carolina offers a support network for families who have children with disabilities and/or special health care needs.

Federation of Families of South Carolina
The Federation of Families provides leadership in the area of children’s mental health through education, awareness, support, and advocacy for families of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, mental and/or substance use disorders.

Human Trafficking Task Force
This web page provides information on the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force.

Mental Health America of South Carolina
MHASC sponsors annual conferences on mental health issues, maintains a resource library and web page and coordinates statewide health fairs and screenings. They educate civic groups, churches, the media, elected officials and the public about mental illness.

NAMI South Carolina
NAMI SC offers numerous educational programs for members and the community at large.

 NASW-South Carolina Chapter
The National Association of Social Workers, South Carolina Chapter, is a membership organization of professional social workers that works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members.

Palmetto Association of Independent Schools
PAIS supports member schools as they help to build each child’s intellectual, ethical, aesthetic and physical foundation for a lifetime of learning. To this end, PAIS also respects and supports the profession of teaching, and encourages school programs dedicated to educating the whole child.

PRO- Parents of South Carolina
PRO-Parents, or Parents Reaching Out to Parents of South Carolina, provides training and information to help parents and guardians understand the services that should be offered to children with special needs in the public-school system.

Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina
The Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina strengthens public education for South Carolina students by supporting and advocating for high quality public charter schools.

SAFY
SAFY’s Behavioral Health services help stabilize mental health when it is disrupted and builds lifelong skills for maintaining mental and emotional well-being. Their innovative approach provides support in the environments that work best for the families and individuals we are working with, be that in the home, school, workplace, or in the community.

South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children
The South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children serves and acts on behalf of the needs, rights, and well-being of all young children.

South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education
The South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education identifies, promotes and disseminates best practices in middle level education, while engaging all parties responsible for meeting the unique needs of the young adolescent.

South Carolina Association of School Administrators
SCASA is the voice and advocate of quality public education for all students and provides leadership development and support for school leaders.

South Carolina Association of School Psychologists
SCASP plans professional development with a focus on education, intervention, and mental health to providers in throughout the state.

S.C. Childcare Inclusion Collaborative
The South Carolina Child Care Inclusion Collaborative (SCIC) provides individualized training and technical assistance for child care providers to support the inclusion of children with disabilities/developmental delays in child care programs.

South Carolina Department of Education
This website offers a wide array of tools from grants and fiscal management to oversight and assistance, Programs and initiatives, Data and Technology, and community resources. Additional information can be found on schools and districts, educators, instruction, data, police, and finance.

South Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services
DHHS administers Medicaid. Medicaid is South Carolina’s grant-in-aid program by which the federal and state governments share the cost of providing medical care for needy persons who have low income.

South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
The SCDJJ provides information and resources regarding the juvenile justice system in South Carolina.

South Carolina Organization of Rural Schools
SCORS informs the legislature, administration, and other groups or agencies at the state level of the concerns, needs and conditions in the rural schools in South Carolina.

South Carolina School Boards Association
The South Carolina School Boards Association is the leading voice advocating for quality public education while ensuring excellence in school board performance through training and service.

SC Share
SC Share offers hope and recovery to people with mental illness, substance use disorder and/or co-occurring disorder

South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Services
VR prepares and assists eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment.

South Carolina Youth Advocate Program
The primary target population served by SCYAP is at-risk or special needs youth. SAFY serve youth with a broad spectrum of emotional, behavioral, mental, and medical needs and their families. Typically, these youth need out-of-home therapeutic services, community-based programming, and/or in-home intervention. Depending on the service, SCYAP can serve youth ages birth through twenty-one.

Transition Alliance SC
TASC builds capacity for transition programming at the state level, while also serving as a bridge to local communities in South Carolina. Project activities are focused on providing interagency teams the resources to increase their capacity to collaboratively and effectively serve young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are transitioning from high school to adult-life.

Mental Health Providers in SC

Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Healthcare
Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health Services is an acute care crisis stabilization program offering short-term inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization and adult intensive outpatient treatment programs.  Aurora Pavilion is in Aiken, SC.

Carolina Center for Behavioral Health
Carolina Center for Behavioral Health provides comprehensive, individualized treatment that meets the complex mental and behavioral health needs of every patient. Carolina Center is in Greer, SC.

SC Mental Health Centers and Their Satellite Offices
Through a Statewide network of community mental health centers, clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes the South Carolina Department of Mental Health’s clinical staff provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

Lighthouse Care Center of Conway
Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital provides inpatient acute psychiatric care, 28-day substance abuse treatment and detoxification as well as dual diagnosis services for adults and seniors. Acute psychiatric services are provided for adolescents.

MUSC Institute of Psychiatry
The MUSC Institute of Psychiatry offers patients, caregivers and their professional providers access to the latest evidence-based practices and advances in research. The IOP, named Hospital of the Year by the National Alliance on Mental Health South Carolina chapter, is one of only 21 Centers of Excellence recognized by the National Network of Depression Centers.

MIRCI (Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.)
MIRCI- the Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization that assists individuals with mental illness to recover in the areas of their lives impacted by their illness through housing, behavioral healthcare, and assistance with obtaining and managing their disability income. MIRCI is located in Columbia, SC.

New Hope Treatment Center
New Hope Treatment Centers offers a full continuum of Behavioral Healthcare and has earned national recognition for quality and innovation. Their approach to care emphasizes each consumer’s strengths and embraces the family’s involvement. Located in Charleston and Rockhill, SC.

Palmetto Behavioral Health
Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health is a mental health treatment provider serving the state of South Carolina. They offer mental health and substance abuse treatment services for teens, adults and senior adults in private, caring and compassionate inpatient and outpatient settings.

Palmetto Health Adolescent Recovery Center
Palmetto Health has been offering help and hope for young patients and their families for decades through inpatient and outpatient treatment. We understand how chaotic life can feel, for both the child and family, when a child or adolescent is struggling with a behavioral health issue. Their symptoms and behavior can severely impact family life

Psychological Services Center
The Psychology Services Center (PSC) is a service, training, and research facility of the Psychology Department at the University of South Carolina. The PSC is a non-profit facility established in 1965 in order to provide therapy and assessment services to the University of South Carolina community and the Columbia Metropolitan area.

Rebound Behavioral Health
Rebound Behavioral Health is a 42-bed adult inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facility nestled in a peaceful wooded estate between Charlotte, NC and Lancaster, SC.

South Carolina Department of Mental Health
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health supports the recovery of people with mental illnesses. Through a Statewide network of community mental health centers, clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes the Department’s clinical staff provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

Springbrook Behavioral Health System
Springbrook Behavioral Health System emphasizes evidence-based treatments and therapies, such as Occupational Therapy and Applied Behavior Analysis, that have far-reaching benefits beyond the classroom. All services are tailored to meet the needs of individual students and their families, and are provided with our client’s dignity, respect, and confidentiality in mind.

Three Rivers Behavioral Health
Our programs provide treatment options for adolescents and adults who struggle with psychiatric problems and/or seek help for addictive disease recovery in the Midlands of South Carolina.

Westview Behavioral Health Services
Westview Behavioral Health Services (Westview) is a South Carolina-licensed and nationally-accredited facility focusing on behavioral issues which negatively affect a person’s well-being and personal interaction. In addition, Westview serves as the legislatively-mandated authority for substance abuse treatment and prevention in Newberry and Saluda Counties.

National Resources and Technical Assistance Centers

Casel
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is a source for knowledge about high-quality, evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL).

CDC: Children’s Mental Health
The Center for Disease Control provides resources, trainings and information regarding a variety of children’s mental health topics.

Center for Parent Information and Resources
The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) offers information and connections to the full spectrum of disabilities in children, including developmental delays and rare disorders. They provide information on typical developmental milestones in childhood, specific disabilities and disorders, and the disability categories in our nation’s special education law (IDEA) that qualify a child for special education services.

Center for Promoting Research to Practice Lehigh University
The Center for Promoting Research to Practice at Lehigh University generates knowledge that impacts the lives of individuals with or at risk for disabilities. They establish partnerships with schools, parents, families, and community service providers to enhance the use of best practices for individuals with or at risk for disabilities. They have compiled evidence-based resources to help teachers, parents and mental health providers.

Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.

Child Welfare Gateway
Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.

Continuum of Care (COC)
The Continuum of Care (COC) ensures continuing development and delivery of appropriate services to children with the most severe and complex emotional or behavioral health challenges whose needs are not being adequately met by existing services and programs.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading peer-directed national organization focusing on depression and bipolar disorder, which affect more than 21 million Americans, account for 90% of the nation’s suicides every year, and cost $23 billion in lost workdays and other workplace losses.

Human Trafficking Hotline
The National Human Trafficking Hotline connects victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking with services and supports to get help and stay safe. The National Hotline also receives tips about potential situations of sex and labor trafficking and facilitates reporting that information to the appropriate authorities in certain cases.

Mental Health America (MHA)
Mental Health America (MHA) is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans. Their work is driven by a commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need it; with recovery as the goal.

MISBO
MISBO connects independent school professionals and delivers exceptional value to enrich learning.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Founded in 1955, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with more than 120,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations
The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) assists states and programs in their implementation of sustainable systems for the implementation of the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children (Pyramid Model) within early intervention and early education programs.

National Children’s Stress Network
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. This unique network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners is committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving their care and moving scientific gains quickly into practice across the U.S.

National Eating Disorder Association
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental health disorders.

National PBIS
The Technical Assistance Center on PBIS supports schools, districts, and states to build systems capacity for implementing a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional and behavior support.

Office of Justice Programs
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs provides support to states, local communities, and tribal jurisdictions in their efforts to develop and implement effective programs for juveniles.

Practice Wise
PracticeWise offers innovative tools and services to help clinicians and organizations improve the quality of health care for children and adolescents.

Protection and Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy has been an independent, statewide, non-profit corporation protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities.

School-Based Health Alliance
The School-Based Health Alliance works to improve the health of children and youth by advancing and advocating for school-based health care. Their vision is that all children and adolescents are healthy and achieving at their fullest potential.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

Regional Resources

Children’s Mental Health and Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Project
This project brings together parents, youth and professionals to help families receive the resources and support their children need. This project also promotes increased understanding of children’s mental health, emotional and behavioral needs in the broader community.

Florida PBIS
Florida PBIS provides training and technical assistance to districts in the development and implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports at the school-wide (Tier 1), classroom, targeted group (Tier 2), and individual student (Tier 3) levels.

Midwest PBIS Network
The Midwest PBIS Network at SASED, in partnership with the OSEP funded National PBIS Technical Assistance Center, supports the implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in state, local, and community agencies throughout the Midwest.

Missouri PBIS
The Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (MO SW-PBS) assists schools and districts in establishing and maintaining school environments where the social culture and behavioral supports needed to be an effective learning environment are in place for all students.

Southern Association of Independent Schools
SAIS is a membership organization of over 375 independent K-12 schools, representing over 200,000 students, with a virtual staff of 9. SAIS strengthens member schools by providing high quality accreditation processes, comprehensive professional growth opportunities, and visionary leadership development programs.

Tennessee Association of Independent Schools
The Tennessee Association of Independent Schools provides an active voice and connective resource for its member schools. It offers a wide variety of services to its members, overseeing and responding to state educational laws and policies, representing the interests of independent schools to the state athletic association, and providing professional development for teachers and administrators. TAIS is the state affiliate of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).

Family Resources

Continuum of Care Resources
The SC Continuum of Care provides resources for family

JUUL Factsheet
JUULing: What Pediatricians and Families Need to Know.

Parents: Facts on Teen Drug Use and Abuse
Get information to help you talk with your teens about drugs and their effects, and learn where to go to get help.

SC Special Education Regulations
The South Carolina Department of Education provides information on the policies and regulations for special education in the state. Additional resources are provided for accessing care.

SC Special Education Regulation Guidance
The SC Department of Education provides guidance on policies and regulations for special education in the state of South Carolina.

Sesame Street in Communities
Sesame Street in Communities provides parental resources on early childhood development.

Sesame Street for Military Families
Resources for parents to talk, listen and connect to their young children.

SmokeSCREEN
A smoking prevention video game.

Talking to Your Child About Vaping
Infographic on how parents can have a conversation with their child about vaping.

Vaping Tip Sheet
Tip sheet for parents on talking to their child about vaping.

Statewide Initiatives in SC

Ending the Epidemic
Current SC efforts to control and prevent tobacco use.

SCBHC
The South Carolina Behavioral Health Coalition is an unprecedented alliance of public and private agencies, organizations and healthcare providers collectively committed to improving the mental health and well-being of everyone in our state

SC-Create
Centers for the Re-Education and Advancement of Teachers in Special Education and Related Services Personnel; http://www.sccreate.org allows full-time employees in SC public and charter schools to receive tuition-free coursework to complete add-on, alternative, or initial licensure in special education, the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) credential, and Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) national certification (ASHA-CCC).

SCYSPI
The South Carolina Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative is a grant program of the Department of Mental Health (DMH).  They have been tasked with reducing the instance of suicide among youth and young adults ages ten to twenty four in South Carolina. However, their systemic efforts positively impact the health and wellness of diverse populations across the lifespan.

Funding Opportunities

Organizations and Schools

Ronald W. Burkle Foundation Education Grants
The Ronald W. Burkle Foundation makes grants to programs that engage children in learning, advance scientific research, strengthen international understanding, foster worker’s rights, empowers underserved communities, and nurture the arts and architecture. Previous grants were used to fund youth outreach programs, health education projects for children and youth, teaching and mentoring programs for underserved children, and youth arts and athletic programs. Deadline: Rolling.

The Lisa Libraries Book Donations
The Lisa Libraries donates new children’s books and small libraries to organizations that work with children in poor and underserved areas. Some of the libraries established have been at daycare centers, visiting areas in prisons for children of incarcerated parents, and afterschool programs. The Lisa Libraries has a strong interest in supporting small, grass-roots organizations. Organizations can write to The Lisa Libraries and include the following: information about the program, the number of children served, age range of children served, information about the socioeconomic status of the community served by the applicant organization (such as eligibility statistics for Title I and Federal School Lunch Program), and a breakdown of how the books would be used. Deadline: Rolling

The Home Depot Foundation’s Community Impact Grants
In an effort to recognize the importance of local volunteers working to improve the physical health of their community, The Home Depot Foundation offers Community Impact Grants for repairs, refurbishments, weatherization, and modifications to low-income housing or community facilities, such as schools, community centers, or senior centers; and increasing energy-efficiency in these facilities. Projects that serve veterans and their families, either through repairing homes or improving a facility, or projects the involve veterans volunteering to help other veterans are considered. Deadline: Rolling.

First Book’s Children’s Book Donations and Grants
First Book offers free and inexpensive children’s books and educational resources to schools and programs that serve children in need from birth to age 18. First Book partners with publishers to provide a large array of new, age-appropriate children’s books, including picture books, chapter books, and novels. Eligible participants include schools, early childhood programs, libraries and museums, out-of-school time programs, faith-based organizations, and more, provided at least 70 percent of the children served are from low-income families. Deadline: Rolling.

SC Johnson’s Education Grants
SC Johnson foundation makes grants in the areas of arts, culture, and humanities; community and economic development; education; health and wellness; social services; and environment and sustainability. Education Grants include support for programs that emphasize student academic achievement, with a focus on academic enrichment and advancement, early childhood, and kindergarten through grade 12 education; postsecondary institutions; and technical and vocational schools. Deadline: Rolling.

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation provides grants ranging from $500 to several million dollars to organizations working hard to improve the lives of urban children living in poverty. The foundation accepts proposals for specific areas within the education, family economic stability, and childhood health sectors. Programs must be able to demonstrate their progress toward helping children achieve their full potential through measurable data relevant to their problem statement. Deadline: Rolling.

Chef Ann Foundation and Healthy Skoop’s Project Produce: Fruit and Veggie Grants for Schools
The Chef Ann Foundation and Healthy Skoop have teamed up to launch Project Produce: Fruit and Veggie Grants for Schools. These $2,500 grants will help schools increase kids’ access to fresh fruits and veggies and nutrition education. Proposed projects must be planned with the intention of offering activities to all students in the school building. Deadline: Rolling.

Webb Family Foundation Education and Youth Grants
The Webb Family Foundation supports programs and projects that target underserved children and youth and provides grants related to education, youth development, career and workforce readiness, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, STEM, digital and blended learning, and youth mentorship. Recent grants have funded a college success program and support of charter schools working to close the achievement gap for low-income students. Deadline: Rolling

Emeril Lagasse Foundation Youth Education Grants
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation provides grants related to nutrition and culinary education, life skills development, childhood hunger, and arts education. The grant-making focus is on mentorship and opening employment opportunities for underserved, undereducated, and at-risk youth; healthy living through nutrition; access to nutritious food for at-risk children; and creative teaching in and out of school. Eligible applicants are nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and kindergarten through grade 12 schools. Deadline: Rolling.  

Hearst Foundations Grant
The Hearst Foundations fund organization that address a variety of issues, including culture, health, social service, and education. For the education focus, they look for institutional educations that demonstrate “uncommon success in preparing students to thrive in a global society.” They also look for cultural institutions with arts and science programs that engage young people and “create a lasting and measurable impact.” Deadline: Rolling.

National Education Foundation
The National Education Foundation, the national leader of STEM education, is looking to supply funding for school districts with a rate of 35 percent of students or higher who qualify for free or reduce-cost lunch. Deadline: Rolling

The Charles Lafitte Foundation’s Education Grants
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) supports organizations working in four main areas: education, children’s advocacy, medical research and initiatives, and the arts. It supports programs that aid students with learning disabilities; target at-risk populations and integrate all learners; provide equal access; offer quality programming using innovative methods; apply data-driven approaches; and educate the whole child. Deadline: Rolling.

Child/Youth Health, Education, Development, Job Training, Family Support and Community Development Grants
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is looking for applicants with projects or programs that assist in the thriving of children, invest in helping families acquire stable jobs, and/or engage with communities to make them energetic and equitable. Deadline: Rolling.

Arts & Culture Place-Based Initiatives Grant
The Kresge Foundation is looking for applicants who aim to introduce creativity in community development, primarily in low-income areas. Applicants must focus on the arts, health, environment, and/or human services and ensure that community residents engage in, benefit from, and are empowered by involved activities. Deadline: Rolling.

OMRON Foundation, Inc.’s Education Grants
The OMRON Foundation, Inc. prioritizes programs that support education from elementary to college, with a focus on engineering, science, mathematics, and technology. The foundation also supports programs for the disabled and that provide basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter), disaster relief, and health. The grant request process requires all qualified organizations to submit an application that is a preliminary document, similar to a Letter of Inquiry. The application is available to access online. Based on the application, an organization may be invited to submit a full proposal. Deadline: Rolling.

Aflac Charitable Contributions 
Through its Charitable Contributions Grant, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations can apply under one of the following areas of need: children and youth, education, environmental, health and human services, civic and community, arts and culture, and minority. Recent contributions have been awarded to cancer centers, libraries, youth mentorships, foster care centers, Junior Achievement, parochial and public high schools and school districts, and universities. Eligible applicants must not have received funds from the foundation within the last year. Requests are not accepted from individuals, private secondary schools, or religious organizations. Deadline: Rolling.

Alliances for Psychosocial Advancements in Living
The Alliances for Psychosocial Advancements in Living (APAL) Foundation is offering support for programs that use trained classroom volunteers to assist teachers with small group discussions to develop CommonCore ELA Speaking-Listening skills. Initial grants (up to $1,000) for promotion and expansion of existing programs, and to help increase understanding of successful program implementation and sustainability. Deadline: Rolling.

Adidas Corporate Giving Grants
Adidas Group focuses on projects that address education, children and youth, sports within a social context, and preventive health activities. The group offers cash grants as well as in-kind donations of services and equipment. Previous grants were used to fund after-school literacy, service-learning initiatives, sports programs for underserved and economically challenged urban communities, and before-school physical activity programs for children aged 5 through 12. Eligible applicants are US nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and schools. Deadline: Rolling.

The LIDS Foundation Activity Grants
The LIDS Foundation wants to support community-based youth athletic programs focused on active lifestyle and team-building skills; funding should benefit the physical and mental well-being of youth. Eligible activities include direct costs of youth programming and scholarship funding for campus and youth athletic programs, with preference given to projects that target children and youth up to age 18 and programs that can be sustained beyond the grant period. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to apply. The foundation has a particular interest in organizations with volunteer opportunities.” Deadline: Rolling.

CVS/Caremark Community Grants
CVS/Caremark Community Grants fund programs for children with disabilities under age 21; academic and enrichment programs at public schools; and programs that provide access to quality health care services and health education for at-risk and underserved populations of all ages. The maximum award is $5,000.” Deadline: Rolling.

School Breakfast Building Grant Program
Pinnacle Food Service wants to ensure that every child starts their day with a delicious and nutritious breakfast – which has been shown to improve academic performance. The Pinnacle Food Service School Breakfast Building Grant Programs wants to help districts and their schools make sure their students have access to daily meals. Deadline: Rolling.

The Reiman Foundation
The Reiman Foundation supports projects education, health care, the arts, and children’s initiatives. “If your appeal falls within one or more of these areas we will be glad to consider it,” according to their website. Deadline: Rolling.

Community and Youth Arts and Cultural Education Program Grants
The Thriving Cultures Program seeks to create just and sustainable communities in four ways: cultural advancement, educational development, community engaged design, and social change. The Surdna Foundation is offering grants to nonprofit organizations in the United States who believe that communities with robust arts and culture are more cohesive and prosperous, and benefit from the diversity of their residents. Deadline: Rolling.

Global Fund for Children
The Global Fund for Children is accepting letters of inquiry from small, grassroots organizations with budgets of $200,000 or less that work directly with children and youth. They will give priority “to organizations that focus on young people outside the reach of mainstream services, operate with community input, and engage children and youth as active participants in their own development.” Deadline: Rolling.

Sunoco Foundation Fueling Minds and Communities
The Sunoco Foundation is focused on investing in projects that promote local education, workforce development, and make communities great places to live and work. The foundation mostly awards grants to nonprofits located in areas where Sunoco has a major process. Applicants must submit a brief eligibility quiz and letter of inquiry, after which the foundation may extend an invitation for the applicant to fill out a full proposal. Deadline: Rolling.

Whole Foods Community Giving Days
Whole Foods stores donate 5 percent of their Community Giving Days’ net sales to nonprofits and educational organizations. Interested organizations should consult the Whole Foods website to see if their local store offers an online request form, or reach out to that store’s marketing director. Deadline: Rolling.

Advancing Wellness Grants Program: Expanding Education and Employment Pathways
The California Wellness Foundation focuses its grant making on promoting employment and asset-building opportunities and increasing educational opportunities for resilient youth aged 14 to 26 who are in or have exited the juvenile or adult criminal justice systems, are currently or formerly in foster care, are homeless, or are experiencing such circumstances while pregnant or parenting. Deadline: Rolling.

Project Produce: Fruit and Veggie Grants for Schools
The Chef Ann Foundation and Skoop have teamed up to help schools increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables for children and youth and nutrition education in schools. The purpose of Project Produce is to create planned lunchroom activities to showcase and taste fresh vegetables and fruits. Proposed projects must be planned with the intention of offering activities to all students in the school building. Proposals for projects scheduled after the school day or on the weekend must demonstrate how they target the full school enrollment and help encourage vegetable and fruit consumption in school meals. Deadline: Rolling.

PPG Industries Foundation Education and Community Grants
The PPG Industries Foundation favors projects that promote academic excellence and prepare the next generation of leaders in business, science, and technology. Support for students of high academic achievement and programs that attract young people to the study of science remain priorities for the foundation. PPG’s strategy for support of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives is defined by the emerging macro trends that predict core markets, product offerings, and technology needs. Deadline: Rolling.

TD Bank Charitable Foundation Grant
The TD Charitable Foundation provides financial support through its grant application process to organizations providing service in these areas of focus: affordable housing, education/financial literacy, and the environment. Special consideration is given to programs that support low- to moderate-income individuals by providing services, training, or education that improves the quality of life and provides opportunities for advancement. Eligible applicants are nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, public schools, and local government entities. Interested applicant should apply on a state level. Deadline: Varies by State.

Educational Assistance and Training Programs
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) encourages the creation and expansion of learning experiencing and opportunities at the primary, secondary, and higher education levels, particularly for minority and disadvantaged students. Areas of special interest to CICF include educational and training programs designed to improve literacy, teach basic life skills, promote good citizenship and public services, and increase reading, mathematics, and science proficiencies. Deadline: Rolling.

English Language Specialist Program
The US Department of State, through the English Language Specialist Program, recruits US academics and professionals in the fields of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and applied linguistics to deliver and maintain quality English programs overseas. US embassies identify and define the English Language Specialist assignments, which may include teacher training, curriculum and textbook development, or host institutions program evaluation. Deadline: Rolling.

KaBoom!’s Let’s Play Imagination Playground Grants
KaBoom! supports organizations that build playgrounds for children and youth to ensure they have the opportunity to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. KaBoom! grants support community-inspired projects that engage the larger community in all aspects of project planning and playground build execution. Let’s Play Imagination Playground Grants encourage creativity, communication, and collaboration in play with a collection of custom-designed, oversized blue foam parts. Imagination Playground allows children to turn their playground into a space constantly built and rebuilt by their imagination. Deadline: Rolling.

Andrew Family Foundation’s Junior Board Grants
The Andrew Family Foundation Junior Board seeks to fund public, nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(3) whose purpose is focused on positively impacting the lives of youth. The board aspires to help people enrich their lives by providing opportunities for education in traditional academics and the arts. Preference is given to well-established organizations with five or more years of operating experience (unless a board member has familiarity with the organization) and organizations with a budget of less than $5 million. Deadline: Rolling.

Wish You Well Foundation’s Family Literacy Donations
The mission of the Wish You Well Foundation is to support family literacy in the United States by fostering and promoting the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs. Donations are made to programs and projects that relate to and aid in this stated mission. The foundation reviews donation requests with a wide array of funding needs. Previous grants were awarded for a book club at an elementary school, a dyslexia tutoring program, a family literacy night event, and a program that enlists trained volunteers to provide instruction to first and second grade children who need extra help learning to read and write. Other donations have supported basic literacy, financial literacy, G.E.D. preparation, English as a Second Language (ESL), and school readiness of low-income children in rural communities. Deadline: Rolling.

Saxena Family Foundation Grants
The Saxena Family Foundation has a focus on initiatives that promote US science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and the empowerment of girls, female children, and young women so that they have equal rights later in life. The foundation focuses on empowerment programs to include economic, educational, and political empowerment of women through literacy programs, jobs, and life-skills training. Previous grantees have included schools, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Deadline: Rolling.

VolunTEEN Nation’s Sports-for-All Clinic Grant
VolunTEEN Nation is a group of teenagers and young adults engaged in volunteering and community service nationwide. Created and developed by youth, the Sports-for-All Clinic Grant can provide funding, support, and guidance to any event that aims to provide youth-led sports programs for youth on the autism spectrum. Many communities lack athletic programs for autistic children. The Sports-For-All Clinic programs help improve hand-eye coordination, motor skills, and the ability to focus. They also give parents and children an opportunity to socialize. The grant can be used to fund facility rental, purchase equipment or healthy snacks, generate promotional fliers, and organize events. Interested youth are required to submit an online grant application form, a grant request, and two letters of recommendation to the contact email address. One letter of recommendation must be on official school letterhead from a principal, athletic director, coach, adult supervisor, or local autism support group. The second letter must be from the organization, facility, community field, or school that will host the clinic. All accompanying letters must be sent via email. Deadline: Rolling.

The Halliburton Foundation Education Grants
The Halliburton Foundation accepts grant proposals from U.S. based nonprofit organizations that serve the following areas: education, health, and health-related social services. Strong preference is given to organizations in areas where there is a significant presence of Halliburton employees and operations. Direct Grants are made to U.S.-based elementary and secondary schools and higher education institutions. Additionally, the foundation supports education at all levels through employee matching gifts and scholarships. Deadline: Rolling.

US Department of Education’s Carol M. White Physical Education Program
The Carol M. White Physical Education Program provides grants to local educational agencies and community-based organizations to initiate, expand, or enhance physical education programs, including after-school programs, for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Grant recipients must implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting state standards. Projects must be designed to help students meet its state’s physical education standards by undertaking instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition and at least one of the authorized physical fitness activities. Deadline: Rolling.

Shell Education Grants
Shell focuses on energy awareness with special publics, increasing interest in technical careers among students and professional development in science and math among educators and supports K-12 programs that boost math and science skills, as well as university programs that aid engineering and geoscience students and departments. Shell funds projects at vocational and technical schools where chemical and refinery operators and technicians are trained and are especially interested in supporting educational outreach in math, science and technology to women/minority students and academic institutions with ethnically diverse enrollments. Deadline: Ongoing.

Brooks Brothers Donation Requests
Brooks Brothers seeks to support the communities within and beyond the areas it serves by accepting requests for donated items to be used in auctions, raffles, and other fund-raising events. Requests from local and national nonprofit organizations focused on improving communities through health, education, and the arts are accepted. Organizations can submit a request for a donation directly on the website. A resource is also available to download on the website to help applicants get ideas about items for an auction or event fund-raiser. Deadline: Rolling.

Children’s Obesity Fund’s Healthy Lifestyle Grants
The Children’s Obesity Fund seeks to educate parents and children about the rising obesity rates in America, reverse the statistics and dangerous trends, and prevent the next generation from continuing down the alarmingly unhealthy road. The fund strives to increase awareness and understanding of what it takes to be a strong, vigorous child by supporting programs and organizations that work to make a difference in children’s health. Deadline: Rolling.

Finish Line Youth Foundation Programmatic Grants
Finish Line Youth Foundation directs funding to organizations in communities where Finish Line employees live and work that provide opportunities for youth participation in the following areas: youth athletic programs, community-based programs addressing active lifestyle and team-building skills, established camps with an emphasis on sports and active lifestyle, especially programs serving disadvantaged and special needs children. The foundation is particularly interested in organizations providing opportunities for participation of children and young adults age 18 and under and organizations whose activities provide direct services to individuals and produce tangible results. Deadline: Rolling.

Sony Corporation of America Grants
Sony Corporation of American and its operating companies offer funding to programs that support education and creative, artistic, technical, and scientific skills that are necessary for tomorrow’s workforce. Previous education grants have funded a wide range of environmental media teaching and research projects; meaningful environmental education events and programs; quality education programs for at-risk students; arts and arts education; equipment for educational nonprofits and academic institutions, including major colleges and universities across the country; youth mentoring educational program to teach students about workplace etiquette and various careers available in the technology and entertainment industries; and multiple other mentoring opportunities, including one-on-one, school-based, or in the workplace. Eligible applicants are nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. Priority is given to efforts that promote literacy and basic educational competency. Deadline: Rolling.

Ford Foundation Grants
The Ford Foundation provides grants for projects and programs in three broad areas: (1) advancing knowledge, creativity, and achievement, (2) reducing poverty and injustice, and (3) promoting democratic values. Project activities must be educational, scientific, or charitable to be eligible for funding. Deadline: Rolling.

Toyota USA Foundation
The Toyota USA Foundation works to enhance quality of education in kindergarten through grade 12 by building partnerships with nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, science, and environmental science. Eligible organizations must have qualified tax-exempt status and be in and serve people in the United States. Priority is given to programs that are creative, innovative, and develop the potential of students and teachers; are broad in scope and incorporate a systemic approach; and are cost effective and possess a high potential for success with relatively low duplication of effort. The foundation will support only one program from an organization at a time. Deadline: Rolling.

Wish You Well Foundation Funding
The Wish You Well Foundation’s mission is “supporting family literacy in the United States by fostering and promoting the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs.” Past grantees include book drives, one-on-one tutorial programs, and parental support programs. Most requests range from $200 to $10,000. Deadline: Rolling.

The Awesome Foundation: Grants for Projects
The Awesome Foundation funds projects that challenge and expand our understanding of our individual and communal potentials, bringing communities together, casting aside social inhibitions and boundaries for a moment. Maximum award: $1,000. Eligibility: all people and organizations; there are no prerequisites. Deadline: Rolling.

USGA/Alliance: Grants for the Good of the Game
The National Alliance for Accessible Golf (Alliance) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) believe that golf should be open to everyone and supports a wide variety of programs that create opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in the sport. They especially encourage inclusive programming- opportunities that allow participants with disabilities and participants without disabilities to learn and play the game side by side. Maximum award: $20,000. Eligibility: tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations as defined under Section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code or government entities such as public schools or municipalities. Deadline: Rolling.

Adobe: ConnectED software grants
As part of the White House’s ConnectEd initiative, Adobe is offering creative tools and teacher professional development to schools across the United States. Maximum award: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Presenter, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Echosign, and a range of teacher training resources. Eligibility: public, state-operated, county-operated school, or BIA schools at the elementary or secondary school level that receive Title I funds. Deadline: Rolling.

Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry Grants
Share Our Strength awards grants to eligible organizations involved in increasing access to summer meals programs supported through the Summer Food Service Program or the National School Lunch “Seamless Summer” Program; educating and enrolling more eligible families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program; increasing the availability of school breakfast through alternative models such as “in-classroom” breakfast and “grab-n-go” breakfasts; increasing access to afterschool snack and meal programs, as well as child care programs, supported through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); and advocacy around any of the above anti-hunger issues. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: nonprofit organizations and schools in the U.S. Deadline: Rolling.

Campbell’s: Labels for Education
The Campbell’s, Inc. Labels for Education Program gives schools free educational equipment in exchange for labels from Campbell products. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: Schools or parents coordinate label drives to raise resources for schools. Deadline: None.

Fender Music Foundation: Grants
Fender Music Foundation grants are awarded to music academies, schools, local music programs and national music programs across America, particularly in-school music classes, in which the students make music; after-school music programs that are not run by the school; and music therapy programs, in which the participants make the music. Maximum award: up to 8 instruments. Eligibility: established, ongoing and sustainable music programs in the United States, which provide music instruction for people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music. Deadline: Rolling.

Public Welfare Foundation: Grants for Organizations that Serve Disadvantaged Communities
The Public Welfare Foundation supports organizations that address human needs in disadvantaged communities, with strong emphasis on organizations that include service, advocacy, and empowerment in their approach: service that remedies specific problems; advocacy that addresses those problems in a systemic way through changes in public policy; and strategies to empower people in need to play leading roles in achieving those policy changes and in remedying specific problems. The foundation provides both general support and project-specific grants. The foundation is currently focusing on criminal and juvenile justice, and workers’ rights. Maximum award: $50,000. Eligibility: public and private entities, including nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. Deadline: Rolling.

Safeway Foundation Grants
The Safeway Foundation seeks to fund nonprofit organizations that have programs that align with its four priority areas: hunger relief, education, health and human services, and assisting people with disabilities. Maximum award: Grant amounts vary for organizations that are national in scope, but a first-time funded organization will typically receive a grant of $10,000 to $25,000. Eligibility: 501(C)(3) organization located in an area where there are Safeway stores. Deadline: Rolling.

Project Produce
The Chef Ann Foundation has teamed up with Skoop, a superfoods company committed to bringing the health benefits of superfoods to every American. Together we have launched Project Produce. These $2,500 grants assist you in expanding your students’ palates, and encouraging increased consumption of and exposure to fresh produce through engagement in lunchroom education activities that encourage students to taste new vegetables and fruits offered either in a dish, cooked, or raw. The goal is to provide funds to support the food cost of these activities which are designed to touch every child. Offering these events to all kids whether they bring or buy lunch requires additional funds. Grants can help you fill that gap. Maximum award: $2,500. Eligibility: Any district or independent school participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is eligible to apply. Deadline: Rolling.

American Honda Foundation’s Youth Education Grants
Honda aims to Help meet the needs of American society in the areas of youth and scientific education by awarding grants to nonprofits, while strategically assisting communities in deriving long-term benefits. Honda supports youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment. Maximum award: $75,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) public charity or a public school district, private/public elementary or secondary school as listed by the NCES. Deadline: Rolling.

BJ’s Adopt-A-School Program
BJ’s Adopt-A-School Program started in 1996 with a single school. Over the years, it has expanded to help schools in 15 states. The program’s mission: giving “adopted” schools support they can use to enhance existing programs and curriculum objectives. It is just another way BJ’s care about their Members and the communities that they live in. Now in its 19th year, BJ’s Adopt-A-School program has provided more than $1.8 million in funding to thousands of schools, helping ensure children receive a quality education. Here’s how it works: Public school teachers from across America post project requests at DonorsChoose.org for materials they need like books, art supplies, software, the list is long! Donors are people just like you and companies like us — people interested in supporting education, who search the site and give to the project that inspires them most. When a project reaches its funding goal, the materials are shipped to the school, and donors receive photos of the project and a letter from the teacher. Schools participating in BJ’s Adopt-A-School Giving Program receive a one-time donation to use toward discretionary programs, such as field trip and special events, reading enhancement programs or other educational needs, and a complimentary BJ’s Business Membership, providing access to low-cost, high-quality supplies. Maximum award: varies by project. Eligibility: U.S. public elementary schools. Deadline: Rolling.

A Little Hope Youth Bereavement Support Services Grants
A Little HOPE supports organizations that provide bereavement support services and grief counseling to children and teens who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or loved one. To be considered, applicants must e-mail (no telephone calls) the name of their program, website address, names of the executive director and program director, and the location of the program. No other information is needed or will be processed. Strong preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a commitment to the use of community trained volunteers. Introductory emails are accepted year-round. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a complete application. Maximum award: Grant award amounts are based on the scope and budget of the project. Eligibility: Independent bereavement centers and camps who demonstrate a commitment to the use of community trained volunteers whose programs demonstrate multicultural competence in addressing children and adolescents’ bereavement needs. Deadline: Rolling

Educators

DiscoverE Collaboration Grants Overview
The DiscoverE Collaboration Grant program wants to facilitate collaboration within the engineering community and engage youth, particularly underserved K-12 students, with hands-on learning experiences and events that inspire an interest and understanding of engineering. Five $1000 grants are available to help fund programs that are led by a diverse team of at least three partnering organizations. College students, working engineers, educators, and volunteers are eligible. Deadline: Rolling

The TBA Credit Union
The TBA Credit Union is looking for Michigan applicants for classroom improvement grants that support teachers in funding projects and programs that are in jeopardy due to school district budget cuts, such as providing and supporting new textbooks and technology. Deadline: Rolling.

Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency Grants
Youth Service America is looking for applicants who want to amplify year-round youth leadership and public awareness for young role models and their effect in community change. The grant supplies fundraising tools, newsletters, webinars, and support from YSA as well as other lead agencies. Deadline: End of August.

The Educators of America Educator and Technology Grants
The Educators of America are looking for applicants who do not have the proper tools as educators to provide an adequate learning environment in the classroom; the goal is not to just provide equipment, but to train educators in how to properly use it, bettering student achievement. Deadline: Rolling.

Tina B. Carver Fund
Established in memory of a longtime English as a Second Language (ESL) educator, Tina B. Carver Fund provides grants to teachers for funding student classroom learning materials and teacher materials. Grants are available to members of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or its affiliates. The grants must be submitted on behalf of community-based organizations, charitable institutions, or non-profits with 501©(3) status. Awards are based on itemized expenses for materials to be purchased with the grant. Applications must be submitted online. Deadline: Rolling.

Fund for Teachers: Grants
The Fund for Teachers provides funds for direct grants to teachers to support summer learning opportunities of their own design. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: teachers who work with students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12, with a minimum of three years teaching experience, full-time, spending at least 50 percent of the time in the classroom at the time grants are approved and made. Deadline: Varies by State.

NEA Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants
Funding opportunity for current NEA members to enable educators to develop professional practice and improve student learning. Deadline: February 1^st, June 1^st and October 15^th.

Students

Boeing Company Charitable Trust Education Grants
Boeing funds programs that improve the preparation of early caregivers and drive public awareness of the importance of early education. Boeing also supports school and teacher leadership programs that support educators in shifting their practices so that they are equipped to create learning environments that allow students to practice and acquire twenty-first century skills. Finally, Boeing funds problem-based learning opportunities related to STEM experiences and skills for students and their families. Deadline: Based upon location

WaysToHelp.org’s Community Service Grants 
WaysToHelp.org invites high school students no older than 19 years old (on the day they apply) in the United States to apply for grants to fund their community service ideas across any one of 16 issue areas in four categories: The Environment: global warming, clean water, land preservation, and recycling; Democracy and Equality: education and development, gender equality, homelessness and poverty, and financial well-being; Health: HIV/AIDS, cancer/smoking, organ and blood donation, and general fitness; Community Issues: drug/alcohol abuse, crime prevention, animal welfare, and senior care. Applicants should summarize in 5,000 characters or less how the project will involve others, who it will help, what effect it is expected to have, when it will start, and how the funds will be used. Deadline: Rolling.

The Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program
The  Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program supports programs and projects for youth that enrich the experience of radio amateurs under the age of 18. Mini-grants are made for the following types of projects: securing equipment for antennas for club stations; purchasing training materials; and local service projects that bring favorable public exposure. Deadline: Rolling.

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers invites young people in grades 7-12 to submit entries for the 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards; 15 graduating seniors have the chance to win Portfolio Gold Medals, which include a $10,000 scholarship. Additional scholarships are available to Portfolio Silver Medalists and through sponsored awards and stipends to summer arts programs. Deadline: Rolling.

Bruce J. Heim Foundation Grants
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation strives to help young people with the potential for excellence in an area of interest. The foundation makes grants to organizations that help young people improve and develop their talents. Scholarships and funding are dedicated to a number of projects including university programs, independent secondary schools, and other institutions. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to apply. Applications should include a brief history of the organization, a description of the proposed project or scholarship, a budget, and the amount being requested. Deadline: Rolling.

Microsoft: DigiGirlz High Tech Camp
Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp for girls works to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry. During the camp session, the girls listen to executive speakers, participate in technology tours and demonstrations, network, and learn through hands-on experience in workshops. This year camps will take place at various dates throughout the summer in Stonybrook, NY; Charlotte, NC; Fargo, ND; Redmond, WA; Las Colinas, TX; and St. Louis, MO. Maximum award: free attendance to camp. Eligibility: girls grades 9-11 in the 2015-2016 school year, and at least age 13 at time of application, with some location exceptions. Deadline: Varies by location.

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