Using Student Data to Engage Families

The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) recently released a number of resources on how to engage parents in utilizing student data to im...

HHS Awards $8 Million to Support Community Health Centers

La st week, the Department of Health and Human Services awarded $8 million to support existing community health center cooperative agreemen...

The Recession's Impact on Child Well-being

A new report, The Effect of Recession on Child Well-being , examines how the recession has impacted children in the four categories of heal...

Opportunity Spotlight: The Smarter Cities Challenge

"A city can be defined as ‘smart’ when investments in human and social capital and traditional (transport) and modern (ICT) communicati...

Social Innovation Fund Grantee Selection Process to Be Audited

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has requested an audit of the Social Innovation Fund grantee selection process. L...

Report Explores Intergenerational Strategies to Strengthen the Economy

Generations United 's new report, Family Matters: Public Policy and the Interdependence of Generations , explores the need for intergene...

Workforce Opportunities in the Federal Budget

CSSP's new brief, Supporting the Economic Well-Being of Families: Opportunities for Communities in the Federal Budget , highlights progr...

CSSP Launches New Website!

We're pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website . Created to be a resource for policymakers and community leaders, ...

SIF Intermediary Announces RFPs for Antipoverty Projects

T he New York Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) and the Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC released RFPs for two of five antipoverty prog...

Budget Conscious Policy Solutions to Achieve Results for Kids and Families

The 2010 elections brought historic changes in government and a window of opportunity to reshape public policy, focus on critical issues and...

Lessons Learned from Two Decades of Community Change

The Aspen Institute's Roundtable on Community Change recently released Voices from the Field III: Lessons and Challenges from Two Decade...

HUD's New Funding Opportunity Links Affordable Housing with Education Reform

HUD announces a new funding opportunity that links affordable housing with education reform. With $35 million in available funds, the Capit...

Helping Communities Ask the Tough Questions: The Promise Neighborhoods Institute Planning Guide

Planning a Promise Neighborhood guide , recently released by the Bridgespan Group and the Promise Neighborhoods Institute (PNI), provides ...

New Deadline for Choice Neighborhoods

The new deadline for Choice Neighborhoods applications is now December 7, 2010 .  Originally, the deadline for Choice Neighborhoods was Octo...

Rural Child Poverty Rate Jumps to Nearly 29 Percent in the Second Year of the Recession

A recent report by the Carsey Institute titled, Young Child Poverty in 2009: Rural Poverty Rate Jumps to Nearly 29 Percent in Second Year o...

Family-to-Family Health Information Centers and More

The November version of the Affordable Care Act Funding Opportunities database features a number of new funding opportunities including the ...