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How to Keep Young People at the Center

October 11, 2018

Finding ways to better help young people succeed in life is a constant pursuit for communities, practitioners, and policymakers, and one that requires us all to take what we at the Center for Promise call a youth systems approach.

Type: Opinion

promises: A Healthy Start

campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise

Sonia Sotomayor: “Reading Is the Key to Success”

October 04, 2018

What’s your earliest memory of loving to read? When panelists were asked that question at the 2018 National Reading Coalition by Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) last week, their answers resonated strongly with the book-loving audience:

Type: News

promises: A Healthy Start

Community Leader Spotlight with West Virginia’s Promise - The Alliance for Youth

September 26, 2018

West Virginia’s Promise is a statewide program that mobilizes partners to strengthen the capacity of local communities to develop and support young people.

Type: News

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, Opportunities to Help Others

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

Want to Fight Childhood Hunger? Eat at These Restaurants.

September 19, 2018

This September, No Kid Hungry has partnered with 15,000 restaurants across the country to provide food stability for the one in six children living with hunger in America.

Type: News

promises: Opportunities to Help Others, A Healthy Start

This Back-to-School Season, Let’s Not Forget that Hope Matters

September 06, 2018

As millions of young people begin a new school year, many parents and adults are no doubt worried about how well they’ll fare. From concerns about screen time to college and career readiness, there are plenty of headlines that fret over the well-being of young people.

Type: Opinion

promises: Caring Adults, Safe Places, Opportunities to Help Others, A Healthy Start, Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

From Prevention to Pleasure: The Next Frontier for Sex Ed?

August 23, 2018

Historically, sex education has focused on STI and pregnancy prevention. Now, advocates say that to create a safer, healthier, and more affirmative culture for young people, we need sex ed to focus on pleasure, too.

Type: News

promises: A Healthy Start, Safe Places, Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

Youth Voice: How Small Steps Can Lead to Positive, Healthy Change

August 22, 2018

My main goal in life is to make my generation better and healthier. And for change to happen, we young people have to voice our opinions and make ourselves heard.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Healthy Schools, Youth Voice, Rural

promises: A Healthy Start

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Every School Healthy

Get Involved in the Fight Against Chronic Absence

August 21, 2018

When students aren’t in school, they miss out on important developmental and educational opportunities. For Attendance Awareness Month this September, advocates encourage communities across the country to band together to fight chronic absence.

Type: News

TAG: Using Data, Healthy Schools

promises: Effective Education, Caring Adults, A Healthy Start, Safe Places

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, National Alliance, Every School Healthy

America’s Promise Welcomes Four New Partners

July 19, 2018

America's Promise welcomes four new partners: Spark, All Our Children, The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning, and FSG have joined America’s Promise as alliance partners! Find out more about these organizations here.

Type: News

promises: Caring Adults, Safe Places, Effective Education, A Healthy Start, Opportunities to Help Others

campaigns & initiatives: National Alliance

This Is Who We Are

June 21, 2018

As I have watched the news about the separation of families at the border, I can't help but think that this is a story that could have been my own. My parents both came to the United States as teenagers. My mom left El Salvador when she was 15 for the same reason most immigrants come to the United States—the American dream.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Early Childhood, Special Populations, Hispanic/Latino

promises: Safe Places, Caring Adults, A Healthy Start