Commentary, perspectives, and research.
Paul Tough’s article in the Sunday New York Times Magazine highlights Promise Neighborhoods as part of President Obama’s ambitious agenda to combat community-level poverty (paragraphs about Promise Neighborhoods from the article are copied below).
We want to let the nation know how | Read more >
Deycy Hernandez couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Just moments ago, the stern-faced gentleman standing next to her appeared impassive while his wife and daughters were jumping for joy. It wasn’t until Hernandez noticed the tears rolling down his cheeks that she realized how | Read more >
The deadline for the FY 2012 Promise Neighborhoods grants was this past Friday, and there was a huge show of interest from across the country.
A total of 242 applications were submitted–60 implementation grant applications, and 182 planning grant applications.
These numbers | Read more >
We’re in the home stretch! This Friday is the due date for applicants vying for Promise Neighborhoods funding in FY 2012.
We can’t stress enough how important it is to make sure your organization is registered with grants.gov, and to submit your application EARLY to troubleshoot | Read more >
Research shows that mentoring matters. Personalized instructional support from an adult to a child is a powerful tool that speeds up and deepens learning. The United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County and San Antonio’s Eastside Promise Neighborhood are building on this premise by | Read more >
Congratulations to our very own director, Michael McAfee, for his Community Indicators Consortium Leadership award! He’s been named an Emerging Leader, which is a leader under the age of 45 that has “demonstrated extraordinary contribution to the indicators field with cutting-edge | Read more >
Congratulations to our very own director, Michael McAfee, for his Community Indicators Consortium Leadership award! He’s been named an Emerging Leader, which is a leader under the age of 45 that has “demonstrated extraordinary contribution to the indicators field with cutting-edge | Read more >
What do you do?
PolicyLink CEO and founder Angela Glover Blackwell has some suggestions in her new Huffington Post piece–which includes an excellent example of equity-focused giving from Surdna Foundation president Phillip Henderson. Plus, she gives us a shout-out!
“I spend a good | Read more >
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $80 million for Promise Neighborhoods in the FY 2013 budget.
The Promise Neighborhoods program, initiated in 2010 with $10 | Read more >
We’ve been super excited about the new Race to the Top–District grants available because of the focus on place, and the ability to make decisions at the neighborhood level.
Our friends at Coalition for Community Schools are hosting a webinar on this very topic to give you a handle | Read more >