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America's Promise Bulletin - November 26, 2019 

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#GivingTuesday 🦃

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Mark your calendars for December 3rd because Giving Tuesday is right around the corner! After enjoying a restful Thanksgiving holiday, please show up to help make the promise of America a reality for children and young people across the country. At America’s Promise Alliance, we are always working to help better the lives and futures of young people through our five promises (caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, effective education, and opportunities to serve). But, we can’t do it alone: your gift to America’s Promise helps us continue this important work to give every child and young person a real shot at achieving their American Dream. 

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Congratulations to the Power Of Youth Winners!

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This Thanksgiving week, America’s Promise Alliance is announcing 10 winners in the Power of Youth Challenge ([link removed]), which provided $1,000 grants to these young people to identify a challenge in their own community, devise a solution, and carry out their own service projects around the country. The winners were selected from among 86 applicants who responded to the challenge and received initial $250 grants to carry out their projects over six months. From bringing “blue smiles” to children in hospitals to bring awareness to the psychological impact of cancer to helping reduce the use of single-use plastics contributing to plastic pollution in Hawaii, the Power of Youth winners are all exceptional young people giving back to their communities.  

This challenge was made possible by a generous grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and by the youth leaders at Peacefirst who chose the 10 winning projects. Stay tuned for year two of the Challenge!

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Mark Your Calendars:

Giving Tuesday ([link removed]): December 3rd, all day!

The Youth Opportunity Guarantee ([link removed]): December 5, 9:30 am ET- 11:30 am ET, Georgetown University Law Center, America’s Promise Alliance will be co-hosting a panel with education, business, and youth leaders on the need for bold investments in education and employment systems to help every young person succeed.

Creating a Culture of Care Interactive Livestream ([link removed]): December 10, 1 pm ET,  America’s Promise Alliance will be hosting an interactive livestream event on trauma-informed practices in schools featuring community leaders, students, and experts in the field.

Fall Action Roundtables ([link removed]): November - January, the YES Project is hosting youth employment roundtables.

Alliance Actions and Can’t-Miss Reads:

Youth Employment Programs Build the Future Talent Pipeline and Lead Youth to Future Success ([link removed]): a blog by Alex B. Johnson, President & CEO Capital Workforce Partners on the importance of youth employment and our partnership to host the Northeast Youth Employment Conference, for America’s Promise.

Thrive Chicago: Changing the Conversation Around Retail Employment ([link removed]), a blog by Dywaine Betts, Senior Associate, Youth Employment Thrive Chicago on why promoting various pathways for students after high school and elevating the narrative around retail opportunities, for America’s Promise. 

Greeley Evans: A Whole Community Approach to Student Retention & Engagement ([link removed]) a blog by Dr. Rhonda Haniford, Asst. Superintendent Greeley-Evans School District 6 on her vision for student success, transitioning from a school-by-school vision to a district-wide approach, and much more, for America’s Promise.

News You Can Use:

10 Simple Steps for Reducing Toxic Stress in the Classroom ([link removed]) - Ed Week

What we can learn from the state of our nation’s education ([link removed]) - Op-ed by Arne Duncan in the Washington Post

Getting to college from rural Michigan is tough. Staying is tougher ([link removed]) - Detroit Free Press

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 support our important mission to make the promise of America real for every child, please consider donating below.

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