This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Year’s World Child Labor Day quietly came and went. Child labor fell by one-third between 2000 and 2012. But about 1 in 10 children worldwide, or 168 million…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is an important moment in time for Opportunity Youth in our country. While innovative community-based programs like YouthBuild, Youth Corps, and countless others have worked for decades to support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Around three years ago, [Olivia] finding herself in a hostile living situation and needing a way to get out, she realized she didn’t really know how. “I wasn’t sure what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mary hung up the phone, stunned by the news that her nonprofit’s largest funder was dramatically reducing funding because of a change in giving focus. This funder’s annual gift, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LEWISTON, Me. — She is 17 years old, has an alarming itch “down there” and has come to the family planning clinic because she doesn’t know where else to go.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010 the Road Map Project set out to double the number of students in South Seattle and South King County on track to finish college or earn a career…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How Harlem Children’s Zone built trust in a community before it built a school. Geoffrey Canada is one of the most highly acclaimed nonprofit leaders in the nation. Fortune Magazine once…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our top policy priority is investing in pathways out of poverty for all opportunity youth. The transition to adulthood is a critical inflection point. It is a time when young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Carlos Cruz, President and co-founder of Cauce Ciudadano in Mexico, grew up on mean streets and eventually, out of pain, found resilience and transformation. As an agent of change, he…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two conversations about immigration are fresh in the American political conscience of today. The first: the Syrian refugee crisis, which has led to an influx of Syrian migrants throughout the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As our world grows more interconnected, conversations about education are shifting to focus on identifying and cultivating the complex “21st-century” skills children will need to succeed amid global competition and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading (and watching) this week: A Cry for Hope: Stories of Homeless Youth: With a new 100 Day Challenge kicking off in Baltimore, MD, it’s a perfect…