Photo used with permission from The California Endowment This blog is adapted from an interview with Chris Covington, former member of The California Endowment’s President’s Youth Council, by CSSP staff members Laura Kreeger and Anand Sharma. Chris Covington offers reflections related to a recent CSSP Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) session, “Supporting and Embracing Youth
A Statement from Judith Meltzer, President of CSSP, on behalf of CSSP Staff Racist acts of terrorism have become all too common in the United States, and on Saturday, May 14th, we learned of another act of White supremacist violence—this time in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, NY. Ten of the murdered men and
Photo used with permission from The California Endowment This blog, adapted from an interview with Ms. Towanda Sherry, East Oakland resident leader and organizer, with CSSP staff members Laura Kreeger and Anand Sharma. Ms. Sherry offers reflections related to a recent CSSP Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) session, “Authentically Engaging Community: Lessons from The California
Photo used with permission from The California Endowment This guest blog, written by Tia Martinez, Forward Change, offers reflections related to a recent CSSP Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) session, “A Foundation’s Path to Power Building and Health Equity: Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative.” Learn more about LEaP here and watch
Photo used with permission from The California Endowment This guest blog, written by Jennifer Ito, USC Equity Research Institute, offers reflections related to a recent CSSP Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) session, “A Foundation’s Path to Power Building and Health Equity: Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative.” Learn more about LEaP here
State and Plaintiffs Agree that Children and Families are Well Served by Transformed System Trenton, NJ (March 22, 2022)—Governor Phil Murphy today announced that a motion to end federal oversight of the Department of Children and Families under a settlement agreement initiated by Charlie and Nadine H. vs. Whitman has been jointly presented to the
Photo used with permission from The California Endowment This guest blog, written by Shao-Chee Sim and Jennifer Mineo, Episcopal Health Foundation, offers participant reflections on a recent CSSP Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) session, ” A Foundation’s Path to Power Building and Health Equity: Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative.” Learn more
A Statement from the Center for the Study of Social Policy Children and youth need to be affirmed in their identities in order to be healthy and to thrive. This is a statement of fact and not contested opinion; it is backed by research, and it is supported by the American Medical Association (AMA) and
Photo used with permission from The California Endowment This guest blog, written by Traci Broady, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, offers participant reflections on a recent CSSP Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) session, “How Funders Can Help Build Community Power: Lessons from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative.” Learn more about LEaP here and
Under the banner “Learning, Equity, and Power” (LEaP), the Center for the Study of Policy (CSSP) hosted a series of conversations sharing insights from The California Endowment’s 10-year, 14 community Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative. This conversation about BHC was facilitated by Anand Sharma, CSSP Senior Associate, and featured Sandra Witt, Managing Director of Power