NEW YORK (April 3, 2017) – America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, will honor five young change agents at Recommit to Kids | The Summit for America’s Future to be held at New York’s Marriott Marquis on April 18.

More than one-quarter of children living in poverty (28 percent) experience three or more reported adversities in their adolescence, a rate nearly six times that of their middle and upper class peers, according to a new report by the Center for Promise, the applied research institute of America’s Promise Alliance.

America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, will honor five extraordinary leaders with the Promise of America Award, its highest honor, at its annual Promise Night Gala in New York City on April 18.

Former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter have signed on as honorary co-hosts of the Summit, along with America’s Promise Alliance’s Founding Chair Gen. Colin Powell and Chair Mrs. Alma Powell, urging every American to recommit to kids.

Study looks closely at pipeline from high school to postsecondary education completion for three cohorts of young adults

Investigadores del Center for Promise de la Universidad de Boston dan a conocer la primera evaluación de su tipo liderada por jóvenes sobre los obstáculos para el bienestar

Center for Promise researchers at Boston University release first-of-its-kind youth-led assessment of obstacles to wellness

Today the White House and U.S. Department of Education announced that the nation’s high school graduation rate now stands at a record high, up from 82.3 percent in 2014 to 83.2 percent for 2015.

The more adults in a community, the more young people stay on a path toward academic success, regardless of other factors that influence a young person’s educational trajectory, according to new research released today by the Center for Promise, the research institute of America’s Promise Alliance.

America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of youth and children, announced today that Malcolm Davis and Julie Pham have been elected to its Board of Directors and Sanah Jivani has been appointed an Alliance Trustee. They will each serve a two-year term.