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America's Promise Bulletin - January 19, 2021

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Announcing Youth Leading Racial Healing: A 2021 Power of Youth Challenge

Today is the National Day of Racial Healing. The significance and necessity of this day could not be more apparent. 

The pain so many Americans are experiencing is grounded in a long history of inequity and division, but the events of the past week, month, and year have accumulated to make this moment feel particularly raw. Today, as has been the case so often this past year, we are inspired by the ideas, ingenuity, and leadership of young people who are working to build a more just and hopeful future.  

We are proud to announce the Power of Youth Challenge: Youth Leading Racial Healing, a leadership and service opportunity supporting youth-designed projects that promote racial equity and address systemic racism. Through this opportunity, young people aged 13-19 can identify a need in their own communities and receive $250 in mini-grants to address that need through a one-time or ongoing COVID-safe service project. From establishing a school anti-racism committee to bolstering the availability of books and resources by Black authors in a local library, these projects are meant to reinforce and honor our shared humanity while celebrating the distinct differences that make our communities vibrant.  

At this moment in history, it is particularly important to acknowledge the deep racial divisions that exist in America and empower young people to curate solutions to help people of all ages heal. 

“Not only do young people have the capacity to understand the world around them, they have the capacity to lead it.”  

-Gabe Abdellatif, youth contributor and former trustee, America’s Promise Alliance 

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Youth Leading Racial Healing is made possible with support from The Allstate Foundation, and builds on previous Challenges supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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The insurrection at the Capitol has had a profound effect on all of us, including young people. In a new blog post, America’s Promise Interim CEO Dennis Vega reflects on the recent violence and how our harmful history of racism—and the way we continue to perpetuate it—shows up in subtle and unsubtle ways in our lives and our classrooms every day.

“If we don’t admit our society’s long history of building and perpetuating a system of oppression, we will never be able to build a more equitable future for ourselves and our children.”

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It’s difficult—but critically important—to talk with young people about current events and the state of our country. From navigating learning and living through a pandemic, to talking about racism, to communicating across political and ideological divisions, the new youth engagement guide from the Center for Promise can be used by school, district, out-of-school time, and other community leaders or youth-supporting adults  who wish to understand and learn from young people’s experiences with issues that matter to them.

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America’s Promise Alliance is the driving force behind a nationwide movement to improve the lives and futures of America’s youth. If you would like to help make the promise of America real for every child, consider donating below. 

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