The Urban Food Policy Institute and Hunger-Free America will partner to assist state and local policymakers and advocates with the implementation of these policy expansions to reduce food insecurity.
This grant supplements a prior Rapid Response Research grant to the Youth Development Institute in Puerto Rico and John Martinez of MDRC, titled: “Connecting Puerto Rican Youth to Employment: Leveraging Disaster Recovery as a Pathway to Economic Security.”
The American Youth Policy Forum will organize forums, meetings, and tours that help connect Foundation-supported grantees and federal and state policymakers.
This award will support National Public Radio Collaborative Journalism Network, an effort to enhance capacity to report on issues affecting children, youth, and families within disadvantaged communities in high-need regions.
This award will support continued collaboration between the Pew Charitable Trusts and the William T. Grant Foundation to catalyze a cross-sector international community of funders focused on increasing the use of research evidence in policy and practice.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.