Children, Youth, and Families

State of Opportunity? The Road Ahead for Michigan - Examining Access & Equity for Michigan's Children and Young People, Cradle to Career

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Released: 03/2012

This report was commissioned to provide research and examples for a 2012 convening organized by the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) designed to explore the road ahead for Michigan’s young people, with a focus on what the state’s foundations can do to help that road be a prosperous one.

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Resource Type: CMF Publication, Report
Audience: All Members
Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations, Regional
Funding Area: Children, Youth, and Families


Great Start, Great Investment, Great Future

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Released: 05/2013

The Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start, published Michigan’s comprehensive plan for early learning and development in May 2013.

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Resource Type: Report
Audience: Affinity Groups, P-20 Education
Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends
Funding Area: Education, Children, Youth, and Families


Three Questions to Ask if You're Serious about Jobs for Youth

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Released: 10/2013

This report from The Bridgespan Group explores promising efforts youth employment programs and employer engagement.

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Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Members, Nonprofit Staff
Topic: Grantmaking, Monitoring & Evaluation, Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations
Funding Area: Children, Youth, and Families, Workforce Development


Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children's Issues

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Released: 08/2010

For anyone involved in social change communications, this report provides evidence and guidance on connecting people to stories that demonstrate what works.

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Resource Type: Best Practice, Research
Topic: Communications
Funding Area: Children, Youth, and Families


Building a Beloved Community: Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement

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Released: 05/2014

This newly released report maps the landscape of work in the area of black male achievement and offers recommendations for what it will take to strengthen the field moving forward.

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Resource Type: Interview, Report, Research
Audience: All Members, Community Foundation, Corporate Giving, Family Foundation, Independent Foundation, Public Foundation
Topic: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Education
Funding Area: Education, Human Services, Children, Youth, and Families, Social Justice


Ending Child Poverty Now

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Released: 01/2015

A large portion of US children live in poverty—22 percent according to the official measure, and 18 percent according to the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The SPM shows that child poverty is alleviated by the current safety net, but despite those benefits child poverty has risen over the last decade.

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Resource Type: Report, Research
Audience: All Members, Community Foundation, Corporate Giving, Family Foundation, Independent Foundation, Private Foundation, Public Foundation
Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends, Public Policy
Funding Area: Children, Youth, and Families, Poverty


Children’s Budget 2015

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Released: 06/2015

Children’s Budget 2015 offers a detailed guide to federal spending on children and an invaluable resource for those seeking to improve the lives of America’s youth.

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Resource Type: Report
Audience: P-20 Education, All Members
Topic: Facts, Figures, Trends
Funding Area: Children, Youth, and Families