ARTICLE TAG

development

2/27/2015

Storytelling Can Change the World

Before becoming a mental health advocate, I worked in East Africa. I had been chosen to partner with a community in rural Uganda to help an incredible family build a health clinic in their disconnected village.

11/19/2014

Failed Policies, Forfeited Futures: A Nationwide Scorecard on Juvenile Records

The report exposes the issues with the juvenile justice system; it reveals how each state has played a role in this issue by creating a rating system that reveals the problems that need to be addressed.

6/23/2014

Foundations Commit $194 Million to ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Projects

Eleven foundations committed to $194 million in funding for work related to the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative (MBK), which was created by President Barack Obama to help serve young minority men in the country.

6/27/2013

In World of Short Term 12, Humanity and Authenticity Are The Watchwords

Short Term 12 is a fictional film that offers the uninitiated viewer a portal into the days, months and years experienced by kids and workers involved in residential foster care. It is a world few people are even aware of and even less can understand.

6/24/2013

Kids Count 2013: Gains in Graduation, Persistent Income Problems After Recession

The number of children living with unemployed parents continued to remain high even as the nation moved out of a recession and the number of students graduating on time increased significantly, according to data revealed today in the 2013 version of the Annie E.