Lofty Goals Require Bold Action

Lofty Goals Require Bold Action

"Be bold!" exclaimed Ralph Smith, founder of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, at the kickoff for a series of meetings leading up to this week's All-America Cities awards. Indeed, the 305 communities that are part of the GLR initiative are boldly challenging economic and political trends to demonstrate measurable improvements in grade-level reading for low-income kids. These communities are also demonstrating that these gains are best achieved by applying the ingredients that we hold most dear: inclusive, community-wide, civic engagement.

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Best Practices for Youth Engagement in Government

Often identified under the concepts of civic engagement and positive youth development, benefits that accrue to the young person include feelings of empowerment, competence, and connection.

Senior Fellows Program Launched

"These first three senior fellows reflect the quality of the individuals we are seeking, each having particular knowledge and skills that will help us advance civic engagement to create inclusive, thriving communities."

June Promising Practices Webinar: Health Equity

Our June webinar will feature the 2016 and 2017 winners for the RWJF-NCL Award for Health Equity. The RWJF-NCL Award for Health Equity recognizes incredible individuals who are working to promote health...

Cities Challenged to be Resilient, Sustainable,
Solar-Friendly

"as each country looks to meet their emissions reduction, energy efficiency or renewable energy goals, they will look to cities as places where transformational change can make the most difference."

All-America City Award Inspires Lasting Change in the City of Asheboro, NC

The City of Asheboro was the 2016 All-America City recipient and provided a gateway for the Randolph County Partnership for Children to continue and extend our vision, "That all children enter school healthy...

Helping Lakewood, CO
Take Partnerships
to the Next Level

The All-America City Award speaks the language of community health and success to business leaders, and was the legitimacy boost we needed to take partnership to the next level in Lakewood!