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Five Ways to Build Better Pathways

September 20, 2017

While it is tempting to describe a young person’s path to adulthood as a single, linear road, the reality is that all young people do not reach milestones at the same time or in the same way.

Type: Opinion

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

campaigns & initiatives: Recommit2Kids, GradNation Campaign

The Next Phase of the GradNation Campaign

September 18, 2017

How can we help young people dealing with violence and trauma at home succeed in the classroom? As we enter the final stretch of the GradNation campaign, where should we focus most of our energy? The answers can be found in the new GradNation Action Platform, a set of six action areas for states and communities to raise graduation rates and support student success.

Type: Opinion

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

America’s Promise Welcomes 10 New Partners

September 18, 2017

From an online community dedicated to supporting foster youth to an organization focused on ending bullying, nine new organizations have joined America’s Promise Alliance as partners this month. Find more information on their goals, missions, and efforts below.

Type: News

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

campaigns & initiatives: National Alliance, GradNation Campaign

America’s Promise Alliance Announces New GradNation Acceleration Grant

September 13, 2017

As part of the next phase of the GradNation campaign to raise the national high school graduation rate to 90 percent, America’s Promise Alliance, with generous support from AT&T, announced today the launch of the GradNation Acceleration Grant.

Type: Press Release

TAG: Funding Opportunities

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

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign

When the Storms Pass, Caring Adults Must Remain

September 09, 2017

This time of year, 12 years ago, Hurricanes Rita and Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast. Houston became the refuge of choice for 60,000 people, over half of whom were school-aged youth. The city opened its arms, homes, schools, and churches, while more kept coming and many never left. Three hundred thousand people eventually chose to call this hospitable city their home. These same souls are now going through it all again.

Type: Press Release

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

Say Yes to Education and America’s Promise Alliance Announce Leadership for Weiss Institute

September 08, 2017

The Weiss Institute, a new nationwide partnership that helps local communities expand their capacity to support students as they prepare for college and other postsecondary education, announced today that it has selected Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey to be its first president.

Type: Press Release

TAG: Career Pathways, College and Career Readiness, College Gap

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

channels: College & Career, Thriving

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Recommit2Kids, Weiss Institute, Center for Promise

Healthy Schools Research

September 01, 2017

When schools are a healthy environment to learn and grow, we have a better chance of raising a generation of strong and vibrant students who are prepared to succeed in life.

Type: Resource

TAG: Healthy Schools

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

channels: Health and Wellness

SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

campaigns & initiatives: Every School Healthy, GradNation Campaign

How the Country Has Changed for Young People

August 09, 2017

In the last 20 years, infant mortality, teen pregnancy, and youth incarceration rates have gone down, while high school graduation rates are up. More young people are pursuing postsecondary education, and teens are also smoking and drinking less.

Type: News

TAG: Recommit2Kids

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

campaigns & initiatives: Recommit2Kids

Youth Voice: Students Should be Able to Use “Sick Days” for Mental Health Too

August 02, 2017

Adults aren’t the only ones struggling with mental illnesses, and as the research below shows, young people may even have more to lose. But allowing students to use “sick days” (or excused absences) for their mental health could go a long way in creating a culture of health in the classroom that can help them stay on track to graduating.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Youth Voice

promises: A Healthy Start, Caring Adults, Effective Education

campaigns & initiatives: GradNation Campaign, Center for Promise

Five Programs that Build Relationships

June 14, 2017

Whether it's a parent, mentor, guidance counselor, coach, or neighbor, a caring adult can serve as the primary line of defense against adversity in the lives of young people. This is why creating relationships and webs of support for youth is one of the three main focus areas in Our Work: A Framework for Accelerating Progress for Children and Youth in America.

Type: Opinion

TAG: Recommit2Kids

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

campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise, GradNation Campaign