Half In Ten Releases "Strategies to Cut Poverty and Expand Economic Growth" Report

Today, the Half In Ten Campaign released Restoring Shared Prosperity: Strategies to Cut Poverty and Expand Economic Growth . Highlighting ...

A Look at the i3 Applicants

The Department of Education recently released data on the applicants applying for the 2011 Investing in Innovation (i3) grants . Last year...

Update on Promise Neighborhoods Funding and Legislation

The efforts to get Promise Neighborhoods into a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) continue. Recently,  the Senat...

Coalition for Community Schools to Host Webinar Series

The Coalition for Community Schools is hosting a series of webinars entitled Scaling Up School and Community Partnerships: The Community Sc...

White House Releases "Creating Pathways to Opportunity" Report

Last week, The White House released “ Creating Pathways to Opportunity ” – a report highlighting the Obama Administration’s efforts to expan...

New Web Resource Focuses on Social Innovation

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) has now launched a new online resource, Scaling What Works , as part of a multi-year initiati...

Forum for Youth Investment to Host Webinar on Building Partnerships

As communities face complex struggles and challenges, building partnerships at local, state and national levels can mobilize local resources...

Report Highlights the Importance of Expanded Learning Time

The National Center for Time and Learning has released “ Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools. ” ...

HUD Grants to Provide Jobs for Low-Income Residents

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded $600,000 in grants to increase the employment and economic self-suff...

Promise Neighborhoods Institute Provides Free Access to Data System

Last week, the Promise Neighborhoods Institute (PNI) announced plans to provide its 38 network members with free access to ETO Software – a...

HHS Awards Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grants

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $119 in grants to more than 120 community organizations that prov...

Summary of Promise Neighborhood Grant Applicants Released

This week, the Department of Education released a detailed summary of the Promise Neighborhood grant applications submitted in September. ...

Engaging Communities to Improve Resident Health

In recent weeks, reports from the US Census Bureau have highlighted the bleak conditions in many communities. With the national poverty rat...

Education Department Awards GEAR UP Grants to Support Pathways to College

Sixty-six grants were awarded under the Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR...