"Bring the Community to Schools" Webinar

Education Week is hosting a webinar highlighting the community school model. The webinar – Bring the Community to Schools – will focus on...

Grad Nation 2012 Update Report

On Monday, to coincide with the start of the Grad Nation Summit, America's Promise Alliance released the report "Building a Grad N...

DOJ Announces Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced funding for the Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program. Using the Boston ...

Department of Labor Announces Grant to Support Education and Job Skill Development

This week, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced $20 million in funding to support the education and job skill development of youth who h...

Department of Education Focuses on Finance: 2 New Tools to Help Students, Families and Schools

The National Financial Capability Challenge This week, the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of the Treasury launched the a...

"Roadmaps to Health" Community Grants Announced

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the Roadmaps to Health Community Grants program – an initiative that will help communiti...

Washington State Family Policy Council Networks Promote Community Wellness

This month, Spotlight on Community Change celebrates Washington State Family Policy Council and its 42 affiliate Networks for their innov...

Department of Labor Announces $75 million for YouthBuild Grants

The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced $75 million in grants for YouthBuild . A community-based program, YouthBuild grants will be aw...

Extreme Poverty in the U.S.

Last month, the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy released a policy brief d...

Webinar: Using "Ready by 21" Tools to Guide Youth Master Planning

The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Forum for Youth Investment are hosting a webinar to guide communities through implementing a “ R...

Making a Difference in Your Neighborhood: Using Data to Achieve Results

In November 2011, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) released a new tool for communities: “ Making a Difference In Your Neigh...

Department of Education Launches Pre-Application for 2012 Investing in Innovation Development Grants

The Department of Education (ED) has announced the third year of the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant program. This most recent announce...

HUD Announces 2012 Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants

This week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Notice of Funding Available (NOFA) for the 2012 Choice Neighb...