2011 YouthBuild Awards Announced

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced $75.8 million in YouthBuild awards for 76 YouthBuild programs nationwide . In many co...

HOPE VI Awards Announced

HUD announced the awarding of $152.7 million in HOPE VI Revitalization grants to eight cities . In light of the Obama Administration's f...

Obama Administration Announces $500 Million for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Fund

The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services announced a new $500 million state-level grant competition, Race to the Top-Earl...

Department of Education Announces $200 million to Continue State-Led Reforms Under Race to the Top

The Department of Education announced this week that the nine finalist states that did not win grants in the first two rounds of Race to the...

HUD Hosts Choice Neighborhoods Webcast

HUD will host a webcast to discuss the $100 million FY 2011 Continuing Resolution appropriation for Choice Neighborhoods and HOPE VI. Led by...

Report Highlights the Importance of Youth Engagement in Afterschool Programs

The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) recently released a research update, Out-of-School Time Programs for Older Youth , that looks at ...

Senator Harkin Introduces Bill to Make Promise Neighborhoods a Federally-Authorized Program

We mentioned previously that CSSP, PolicyLink and the Harlem's Children Zone were signing on to a letter of support for legislation tha...