This week marks 25 years since the General Assembly declared October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Poverty is a multifaceted issue that spans across the globe, and affects many families in the United States. Census data tells us that 40.6 million people live in poverty. While that number has declined…

On September 5, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an eventual end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections for individuals who arrived in the United States as children, also known as “Dreamers.” These individuals may be undocumented; may have been granted work permits under DACA; or may be part of mixed-status families containing…

“We’re happy to teach student interns the skills they need, but the learning curve is too steep. We need them to be ramped up by the time they get to us.” This quote, taken from a meeting earlier this week with the high school internship coordinator at a large financial services company, has become a…

  Peckham Youth Services launched a partnership with Michigan State University Residential College of Arts and Humanities (MSU RCAH) in the fall of 2016 to develop a travel abroad opportunity for at-risk youth.  Peckham and RCAH have a long history of developing innovative projects for at-risk youth such as Project RestART (a community art project)…

On last month’s policy call we started the conversation with NYEC members around advocacy efforts at their own organizations and on the ground in their communities. Dr. Alice Prince of SLATE in Missouri told us about their working relationship with Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). Listening to Dr. Prince talk about SLATE’s relationship with Senator Blunt,…