As the country continues to navigate the pandemic and its impact on the labor market, workers and job seekers are finding themselves empowered to demand more from their employers—and business leaders

Amidst a year and a half of uncertainty caused by a global pandemic, students experienced a school year unlike any other. Remote learning, cancelled extracurricular activities, and virtual graduation ceremonies gave high school students a wholly unique, and unexpected, academic experience. What remained unchanged, though, was the drive of these young people to help their communities. 

The following grants and funding opportunities are currently accepting applicants. These grants each relate to our Five Promises. If you have questions about these opportunities, please follow the links provided in each item.

The nation is in the midst of an ongoing conversation about how the country’s history of racism is—or is not—taught in schools. Many states and communities are considering formal legislation or other policies to limit these discussions, while others are working to more proactively educate students about the country’s roots of oppression. America’s Promise sat down with three high school students who attend three different schools in an area that has been directly affected by a recent incident of police violence to learn their perspectives on this question.