Grantees

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation invests in the following 18 youth-serving organizations to help them serve more young people, achieve greater organizational effectiveness, and, ultimately, become models and leaders in youth development.

Grantee	Primary Target Outcome	Age of Youth Served	Geographic Reach
Citizen Schools	Academic Achievement	9-14	CA, MA, NJ, NC, TX
Youth Villages	Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	6-22	DC, AL, MS, NC, TN, TX
CAS-Carrera Program	Academic Achievement and Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	10-18	DC, FL, GA, MD, MI, NY, TX
BELL	Academic Achievement	6-14	DC, MA, NY
Harlem Children's Zone	Academic Achievement and Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	0-24	New York, NY
Boys and Girls Clubs of America	Academic Achievement and Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	0-18	National (HQ is in Atlanta, GA)
Green Dot Public Schools	Academic Achievement	14-18	Los Angeles
Congreso de Latinos Unidos	Academic Achievement, Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior and Employment	0-25	Philadelphia, PA
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America	Academic Achievement and Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	6-18	National
Nurse-Family Partnership	Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	12-25	National (22 states)
Good Shepherd Services	Academic Achievement and Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	6-25	New York, NY
National Academy Foundation	Employment	14-18	National (40 states+DC)
Center for Employment Opportunities	Employment	18-24	CA, NY
First Place for Youth	Employment and Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	16-23	Oakland, CA
Self-Enhancement Inc.	Academic Achievement	8-25	Portland, OR and Miami, FL
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection	Academic Achievement and Employment	12-18	Rochester & Syracuse NY
Latin American Youth Center	Academic Achievement, Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior and Employment	5-25	Washington, DC
PACE Center for Girls	Academic Achievement and Avoidance of High-Risk Behavior	12-18	Florida
Children's Home Society of North Carolina	Avoidance of High-Risk Behavoir	9-24	NC
Children's Institute, Inc.	Avoidance of High-Risk Behavoir	9-24	Los Angeles, CA
Communities in Schools	Academic Achievement	6-18	CA, NC, SC, AL, AZ, CA, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KA, LA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, NV, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WV
Gateway to College	Academic Achievement	16-20	CA, NC, PA, SC, CO, GA, IA, MA, MD, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OR, TX, WA
Reading Partners	Academic Achievement	6-14	CA, DC
National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program	Academic Achievement and Employment	16-18	National (28 states)
The SEED Foundation	Academic Achievement	12-18	DC, MD

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Nine Organizations Selected to Receive Social Innovation Fund Awards

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is investing up to $42 million over three years in nine organizations whose evidence-based programs promise to transform the life trajectories of thousands of low-income youth. In support of these grantees, the Foundation is establishing the True North Fund to leverage public money from the SIF and private money from the EMCF and institutional and individual philanthropic partners to effectively capitalize and expand programs that can serve more vulnerable young people.

A Families-First Approach to Foster Care

(Youth Villages) The New York Times, February 21, 2011

Nonprofit Pairs Up Nurses With Struggling First-Time Moms

(Nurse-Family Partnership) Huffington Post, March 14, 2011

Enlisting Professionals as Part-time Educators

(Citizen Schools) NBC Nightly News, October 15, 2010

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