Highlights from 2013 United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA) Neighborhood Revitalization Conference

On June 27 and 28, members of the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s Community Change team attended the United Neighborhood Centers of...

Participation Tools for Better Community Planning Guide Published

The Local Government Commission , with help from The California Endowment , has recently published Participation Tools for Better Community ...

Toolkit for Improving School Attendance

Recently, a partnership, including America's Promise Alliance and Attendance Works, released a toolkit for reducing chronic absenteeism ...

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development Website

Earlier this month, the Center for the Study of Violence Prevention at the University of Colorado in Boulder launched Blueprints for Healthy...

Urban Institute Releases Promise Neighborhoods Data Guidance

Last month, the Urban Institute , a non-partisan organization that conducts research and program evaluation related to national fiscal and s...

Webinar: Children's Savings Accounts and Educational Outcomes

PolicyLink is hosting a webinar titled “ Cradle to College: Exploring How Children's Savings Accounts Pay Off .” According to the Corpo...

Webinar: Turning Local News Into Information Empowerment

The Knight Foundation is hosting a webinar titled: “ What's Up: Turning Local News Into Information Empowerment ." This free, one-...

New Healthy Food Access Portal Launches

Recently, PolicyLink, the Food Trust, and the Reinvestment Fund partnered to launch a new website for information related to healthy food a...

Webinar Highlights Youth Master Planning Process

The Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) and its Ready by 21 Initiative will be hosting a webinar titled Youth Master Planning: A Road Map for ...

Ready by 21 National Meeting

Ready by 21 – a signature initiative of the Forum for Youth Investment – has announced its 2013 National Meeting. Will you attend? Strivin...

Webinars Highlight Citizen Advocacy

As we enter a new year, newly elected officials and legislators are preparing to assume new roles at the local, state and federal level. Wi...

Webinar Introducing HUD's "Innovation of the Day"

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced “ Innovation of the Day ” (IOD) – a web-based resour...

Investing in What Works: Purpose Built Communities

Last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) released Investing in What Works for America...

Nashville's Child & Youth Master Plan

The Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) has released a case study highlighting the City of Nashville’s Child & Youth Master Plan. Engaging...

2013 AmeriCorps Grants Available

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has announced funding for the 2013 AmeriCorps State and National Grants. In 2013...

Investing in What Works in America's Communities

Last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) released Investing in What Works for America...

Chapin Hall Forum: Measuring Child Well-Being at the Neighborhood Level

Chapin Hall – a research and policy center at the University of Chicago – will be hosting a forum on October 17th to discuss the challenges...

"Cities Promote Opportunity" Audio Conference Series

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity and the National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families are co-sponsoring a th...

“Spotlight on the States” Resource Map Updated

In November of 2011 , the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity released “Spotlight on the States”—an interactive resource map intended to pr...

Capacity Building Webinar **Updated Time**

The  Promise Neighborhoods Institute  (PNI), of which  Center for the Study of Social Policy  is a partner, is hosting a webinar to announce...