WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021—The Power of Youth Challenge: Youth Leading Racial Healing empowers teens to design and lead service projects to promote racial equity and address systemic racism.

America’s Promise Alliance, a coalition working to spark collective action to overcome barriers that stand in the way of young people’s success, announced today that Mike O’Brien, former CEO of the national college success organization iMentor, has been named its new CEO. O’Brien brings deep experience in youth development, civic engagement, and education to the role.

Like many, I spent much of Wednesday afternoon transfixed by the coverage of the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol. I was consumed with sadness, anger, and fear.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s Promise Alliance announced today 150 recipients of COVID-19 Response Grants as part of the Power of Youth Challenge—an initiative to provide young people who are making a difference in their communities with financial support and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report released today by The YES Project at America’s Promise Alliance provides key insights into young people’s conceptions of the changing employment landscape and what it means to be ready for, connected to, and supported within today’s world of work.