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Wallace Foundation to Invest $7.8 Million in Nine City Afterschool Systems

NLC's Institute for Youth, Education and Families will help coordinate the four-year initiative to provide more children and youth with high-quality afterschool programs.

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Councilmember-at-Large Ronnie Steine to Co-Chair YEF Council

The Council guides and oversees the work of NLC's Institute for Youth, Education and Families. Its membership includes local elected officials, youth and national organization leaders.

New England Mayors Help Each Other Address Early Education

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino (center) welcomed Hartford, Conn., Mayor Pedro E. Segarra (right) and Providence, R.I., Mayor Angel Taveras (left) to Boston for a regional convening of NLC’s Mayors’ Institute on Children and Families focused on early education.

Spotlight On: Cities United

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu discuss the Cities United Initiative, a national partnership to reduce violent deaths among black males. | Learn more

As part of the Open Society Foundations' Campaign for Black Male Achievement, NLC is helping cities improve outcomes for young black males. | Learn more

Feb. 15 Webinar on Improving Outcomes for Children and Youth through Collective Impact

City leaders are invited to register for this free, 90-minute YEF Institute webinar, which will take place Wed., Feb. 15, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Jeff Kutash and Emily Gorin of FSG, the nonprofit strategy consulting and research firm will join representatives from the cities of Memphis and Seattle to discuss how city leaders can utilize the compelling Collective Impact framework for children and youth initiatives.
Register at myNLC | Instructions for Registering | Learn more

YEF Institute Webinars to Highlight Creative Local Partnerships

City leaders and local partners can register for the following free, hour-long webinars:

Wed., March 21, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “Using Ready by 21 Tools to Guide Youth Master Planning”
Wed., April 18, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “Healthy Food Shortage: How Cities Can Use Federal Meals Programs to Reduce Childhood Hunger and Obesity”
Wed., May 16, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “Black Male Achievement: Promising Practices to Improve Education, Work and Family Outcomes for Young Black Men”
Wed., June 20, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “City Innovations to Empower Families in the Evolving Financial Marketplace

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National Summit on Your City’s Families
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A City Platform for Strengthening Families
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