Author Archives: Alexis Canalos-Castillo

Author: Alexis Canalos-Castillo

Alexandra “Alexis” Canalos-Castillo is director of coaching for StriveTogether, where she designs and delivers a range of intensive coaching and strategic assistance engagements across the Cradle to Career Network.

Essential work and the inequity of choice

EquityBy Alexis Canalos-Castillo April 14, 2020 Leave a comment

While most of the country has shut down, many Americans are facing a daily, impossible choice: Go to work and risk exposing themselves and their loved ones to the coronavirus, or stay at home and risk being unable to pay rent, buy food or support their families. Like medical staff, these individuals have been deemed…

Moving racial equity work from talk to action

EquityBy Alexis Canalos-Castillo July 2, 2019 1 Comment

By Alexis Canalos-Castillo, director of coaching, and Tanisha Pleasant, director of Accelerator Fund programs More than 30 people from across the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network gathered in Chicago last month to develop strategies to improve outcomes in school and in life for children and youth of color. During the Racial Equity and Inclusion Convening:…

Author: Alexis Canalos-Castillo

Essential work and the inequity of choice

Moving racial equity work from talk to action

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