This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Broadway musical Hamilton has a line that elicits thunderous applause every night—“Immigrants, we get the job done.” Recent research shows us that the line could just as accurately state, “Immigrants, we…
The Organizing Apprenticeship Project and others discuss their successful campaign, using Race Forward’s framework and resources, to get the Minneapolis-area school system to integrate Racial Equity Impact Assessments into their…
John Weiss has made supporting youth leadership his life’s work. He believes that youth deserve a voice — in our homes, in our schools, and in our community. Adults who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When College Access Now (CAN) first applied for an SVP grant, no one could have predicted how the organization would evolve. Now in their fifth and final year as an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every child deserves a quality education. Yet some 264 million children and teens worldwide are not in school. Now, UNICEF is joining forces with Amazon to make sure more kids…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are three key measures of financial inequality: income, consumption and wealth. Usually, the term inequality is used to mean income inequality, as it’s the basis for most measures and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As most of us were returning to work after a well-deserved winter holiday, a small group of SVP partners and staff crossed time zones to India to take part in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the weekend, three days of torrential rain caused massive flooding in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. On Monday, August 14, a hillside on the outskirts of Freetown collapsed, creating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People often ask me why today’s youth increasingly suffer from anxiety and depression. First, look at some basic factors that help protect us all from depression. Adequate sleep, exercise, healthy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is a striking 3,469-square-mile expanse of sprawling grasslands and craggy badlands that sits in the southwest corner of South Dakota, touching Nebraska’s northern edge. Traversing…
As the entrepreneurs, leaders and workers of tomorrow, children are vital to our country’s growth, prosperity and well being. When children thrive, our nation thrives. That’s why we have produced the KIDS…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost 20 percent of all young people around age 15 are not financially literate — they don’t have skills like budgeting income and expenses, pulling a credit report or understanding the terms…