Policy toolkit: A guide to systems transformation through policy change

Blog post co-written by Ritika Sharma Kurup, senior director of learning and activation, and Josh Davis, vice president of policy and partnerships.  Changing policies is a powerful way to transform systems to support youth and families of color and those experiencing poverty. To help communities navigate this complicated work, StriveTogether partnered with PolicyLink to gather…

Policy wins spread across the Network

Good ideas start in local communities. Good networks spread those ideas. We’ve seen both happen countless times in StriveTogether communities through our Cradle to Career Network. We call it the Network Effect. In 2014, one member of the Network, Promise Partnership of Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, Utah, successfully made a case to state…

Why StriveTogether, a national network improving outcomes for kids, supports the National Housing Trust Fund

StriveTogether tracks and uses educational indicators as predictors for pathways to economic mobility, so it might surprise people to see that we’re advocating for a specific federal housing policy. But for us, the connection is clear: To dramatically improve outcomes and reduce racial and socioeconomic disparities for children in communities across the country, we must…