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Ralph Stefano, Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, oversees the Foundation’s financial and administrative activities, including human resources and information technology. As a member of its senior management team, he also helps set Foundation policy and develop its strategy. Before joining the Foundation in 1997, Stefano held financial management positions at for-profit and nonprofit organizations. His 22 years of experience include serving as controller at Community Access, a developer and service provider of housing for the homeless and mentally ill, and at Veritas, an operator of community-based residential drug rehabilitation centers. He was also assistant controller for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a national housing intermediary. He has served on several nonprofit boards and volunteers for various causes.
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In the Spotlight
EMCF Named Social Innovation Fund Intermediary
On July 22, 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced it had selected the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation as of one of 11 intermediaries for the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). It has awarded the Foundation a $10 million federal grant to support youth-serving organizations with effective, evidence-based programs and a potential for substantial growth.
Highlights from the News
Mentor program aids at-risk kids in Prince George's schools (Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection)
The Washington Post, June 24, 2010
Proven sex-ed programs get a boost from Obama (CAS-Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program) All Things Considered, National Public Radio, June 6 2010
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The Harlem Children's Zone Featured on CBS 60 Minutes
December 6, 2009
Nurse home visits for pregnant women could keep their children off the streets in years to come (Nurse Family Partnership)
Newsweek, September 12, 2009
