#CradletoCareer programs and #PromiseNeighborhoods have lasting generational and community impacts🎓

Congrats to NPNC founding member, Partners for Rural Impact, on a successful sixth annual Rural Summit addressing the needs of rural students.

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Save the date for our webinar on 5/8 with medasf leaders. The panel will discuss highlights of EdRedesign’s recent case & MEDA’s community-centered approach that puts families at the center. Register: bit.ly/3UbjLH7 Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) @harvard

Join us and medasf on 5/8 for a webinar highlighting MEDA’s visionary prenatal-to-career strategies. Gain insights into MEDA’s community-centered approach and learn from MEDA leaders about forging strong partnerships for community development. Register: bit.ly/3UbjLH7

It’s launch week for K Onda KQED ! K Onda is a newsletter highlighting Latino changemakers, events and news in the Bay Area. A lot of people at KQED, including me, have been working hard to make this a reality, so please sign up and share!
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What is the role of cities and schools in advancing #cradletocareer solutions for young people and families? Join us 4/3 for our By All Means Senior Fellows Cross-Sector Leadership Series featuring @RwbookerRussel & Libby Schaaf. Register: bit.ly/43yVVbn @harvard Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

“This type of [...] community-led initiative should not be a boutique one-off, but rather the normal way that we come together as a society to align systems.” Richard Raya

Read The EdRedesign Lab's case study about medasf' transformational model: hubs.li/Q02qwfXl0

“This type of transformational, community-led initiative should not be a boutique one-off, but rather the normal way that we come together as a society to align systems, fight poverty & reverse legacies of inequity.” Richard Raya. Read our new case: bit.ly/3TlhUhh Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

“The #PromiseNeighborhood grant was pivotal. It was transformational. It launched us into these new lines of work and made us a community backbone agency so we could work collectively.” Richard Raya. Read our new case study on MEDA: bit.ly/3TlhUhh @harvard Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

Meet Jillian Spindle! Jillian is the Chief Strategy and Advancement Officer for medasf (Mission Economic Development Agency) as well as the Coalition Co-Chair for NPNC. Be sure to contact Jillian with any questions on how to join the #PromiseNeighborhoods coalition today!

“The Promise Neighborhood grant was pivotal. It was transformational. It launched us into these new lines of work & made us a community backbone agency so we could work collectively.” Richard Raya in The EdRedesign Lab's new case study of medasf's mission: bit.ly/3TlhUhh

Excited to release our new case study detailing how medasf created a transformational prenatal-to-career model in San Francisco’s Mission District. Read the case and highlights: bit.ly/3TlhUhh Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) @harvard

Join us for a session with Richard Raya, By All Means Senior Fellow and Chief Strategy Officer at medasf, as we explore the transformative power of localized initiatives and collaborations to drive positive social impact. Register today: bit.ly/4bu05VF Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) @harvard

We've been named a Social Innovator of the Year by the #SchwabFoundation ! The award recognizes how we bring people together to solve complex problems. Jennifer Blatz is in Davos, Switzerland to accept the award at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. #WEF24 #GlobalAlliance hubs.li/Q02gv3Sm0

I enter 2024 knowing that our kids and families will succeed, whether it's graduating from high school, finding a place to call home, or starting a small business.

Thank you to Harlem Children's Zone for creating this video that tells our story at medasf.

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As we step into 2024 with ambitious plans and goals to continue to support the growing cradle-to-career place-based partnership field, we’d like to take a moment to appreciate a few of EdRedesign’s many achievements in 2023!

Honored to have hosted Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California Governor & their four children at one of our 100% affordable housing sites, Casa Adelante -2060 Folsom.

Thank you to the First Family for spending your holidays with MEDA - we are looking forward to having you back as thought partners!

Honored to host Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel Newsom at one of our new affordable housing/childcare sites.

The Governor’s investment in #PromiseNeighborhoods allows for these these type of large-scale solutions.

Thanks to the First Family for also helping deliver gift bags.

medasf Richard Raya Jillian Spindle Jessica Great Program. I'm glad it's still alive!! Thanks Richard!!

Our COO, CSO, Policy Director and AD of Data and Learning spent last week, alongside our community partners, at the nation's capital for the official launch of the National Promise Neighborhood Coalition and the Promise Neighborhoods National Network Conference.

Have you met our founding members yet? 👋

medasf in Calif., Partners for Rural Impact in Ky., SBCS in Calif., and DeltaHealthAlliance in Miss. joined together in 2022 in partnership with the William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children's Zone & Save the Children US.

#edfunding #promiseneighborhoods #cradletocareer