There are different types of grants for the many different risks faced by adolescent children. The federal and state governments give grants to establish institutions to help troubled youth. Large foundations, communities, trusts, religious institutions and nonprofit organizations also provide grants to protect troubled youth from the risks they face or to reform at risk youth who are troubled.

The government provides grants to institutions that help to teach children self sufficiency. Grants are provided for boot camps, employment programs, workshops like reading, writing, art and drama workshops. This helps at risk to find their talents and calling and helps them to pursue and achieve positive goals by giving them a special talent to pursue. Encouraging talent in youth also helps them to stay away from gangs, crime and drugs.

Non profit or not for profit organizations give grants to help teenagers who are regarded as at risk teenagers. These organizations are found all over the country. They organize counselling for children who abuse drugs or alcohol to wean them from these negative habits. They offer exercise programs, travel programs and talent developments to develop confidence and self esteem in at risk youth. Shelters are established for homeless youth and pregnant teenagers. After school programs are organized so that at risk youth do something constructive till their parents return home.

Federal juvenile justice grants help organizations that work to reform teen drug addicts, pregnant teens and teens who indulge in gang violence. These grants are given to make schools gang and drug free. These grants fund programs that help incarcerated youth, runaway youth, and homeless youth and at risk youth from minority groups.

Religious and local communities and service clubs give grants to health networks to help youth with emotional disturbances, pregnant teenage women and youth with addiction problems. These programs fund mentoring and tutoring for these children. Members of the church or service clubs use their skills to get involved and work towards reducing the risk for at risk youth. Classes are established to give the opportunity to these young men and women to learn skills which will enable them to understand their worth and the fact that their situation is not desperate. Many young men and women who learn skills to move away from at risk behavior have successfully gone to college and become well adjusted adults. These charitable grants go a long way in helping at risk youth to remove the risk elements from their life.

Education scholarships are awarded to at risk students. Government, community and private organizations understand that because of social circumstances, at risk youth cannot fit into the eligibility criterion that scholarships require and special scholarships are awarded for their benefit. These grants are given for online and on campus courses. This prevents at risk youth from getting frustrated because they are unable to get a scholarship for a good education and a stable future. These grants ensure that at risk youth have rays of hope at the end of their social tunnel.