America's Promise Alliance this week announced the 2012 winners of the 100 Best Communities for Young People competition. Presented by ING, the competition recognizes communities making extraordinary efforts to reduce dropout rates and provide outstanding services and supports to youth.
These grants seek to increase the number of innovative community initiated programs that promote access to health care for children, youth and their families, and employ preventive health strategies.
Strengthening AmeriCorps and creating year-long paid internships are among the solutions for boosting job creation captured in the Young American Ideas Book.
Community leaders know that youth violence has many causes, and combatting it requires collaboration among partners using aligned strategies that include all young people.
The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program gives small monetary grants to schools, nature centers and nonprofit educational organizations to create outdoor learning centers.