National Institute For Student Success Receives $1.7 Million Grant from A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation

ATLANTA–Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success (NISS) has received a $1.7 million investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation to assist universities around the country in starting programs to continue to close achievement gaps and help more students earn a college degree.

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A Food Program for Women and Children Is About to Get More Federal Support

Unlike SNAP, WIC has a smaller budget, and less of a spotlight. Now, Congress and the USDA are working to address food insecurity in families head-on by investing in and modernizing the program.

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How This Late Tech Publisher’s Foundation Is Tackling the Sector’s Diversity Problem

At The Hidden Genius Project, young Black men learn coding and entrepreneurial skills, and are encouraged to pursue their own tech projects.

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We’re Celebrating Community, Motherhood and Spring Time!

Happy Spring! Spring is one of our favorite seasons at GDCDB because it brings the warm weather and allows us to throw open the warehouse doors.

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After COVID-19, post-traumatic growth could bring creativity, joy back into your life, but perhaps not until 2024

Ian Ricci is all too familiar with PTSD. But what he’d like a world struggling with COVID-19 to know about is PTG: post-traumatic growth.

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Big news: A new learning community

Today, Generation Hope is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2021 FamilyU Cohort, our two-year technical assistance cohort for colleges and universities to enhance their supports for parenting students.

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This D.C. university is starting a bachelor’s degree program in a Maryland prison

This is one of a number of efforts the school has put in place to educate students behind bars.

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As Maternal Mortality Spikes in the U.S., Who is Stepping Up for Mothers?

On the foundation end, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation considers its investments in maternal health part of supporting its home community, Washington, D.C. Clark funds local healthcare providers to boost the quality of perinatal and early pediatric healthcare, and strengthens collaborations between local hospitals and healthcare providers. 

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Maternal Health: What Funders Have Been Supporting

A number of foundations are awarding grants to improve maternal health and prevent maternal mortality.

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