Today, the Citi Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance announced the 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund, a grant program to support local, innovative programs that prepare low-income youth for today's workforce.

WASHINGTON – America’s Promise Alliance, the largest network of national organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, announced today that Brandee McHale, president of the Citi Foundation, and Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation, have been elected to its board of directors. Their three-year terms begin in April.

While U.S. high school graduation rates continue to rise, new data released today by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center, as part of the GradNation campaign, highlight sobering gaps for key student populations in dozens of states.

General Colin L. Powell and Alma J. Powell to Host Second Annual Promise Night Awards on April 20, 2016 at the Howard Theatre.

Initiatives in Arizona, Massachusetts and Minnesota will each receive $200,000 to fund a multi-year effort to raise statewide graduation rates.

A new report released today by America’s Promise Alliance offers new insights – from the perspectives of young people themselves – into how support from adults and peers can help to close the remaining gap between those who graduate from high school on time and those who don’t.

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The Center for Promise, America’s Promise Alliance’s research institute dedicated to understanding what young people need to thrive and how to create the conditions of success for all young people, is now housed at the Boston University School of Education. With a shared commitment to using research to find solutions that will improve outcomes for young people, this joint effort marks the first partnership between BU and America’s Promise.

“We are thrilled to have Kate join our team of leaders committed to making children and youth a top national priority,” said Mrs. Alma J. Powell, board chair.

America's Promise Alliance has elected Stephanie Watkins-Cruz, 21, to its Board of Directors and Zartashia Javid, 20, to its Alliance Trustees.