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Let's Break the Cycle of Re-Arrest and Re-Imprisonment
NJ.Com NJVoices Guest Blog, January 3, 2010
Mayor Cory Booker of Newark explores how New Jersey's promising anti-violence and prisoner reentry efforts have been supported by a broad coalition of "policy institutes, political leaders, activists and philanthropists from both sides of the political aisle," including nonpartisan organizations like Public/Private Ventures. P/PV is providing technical assistance around data collection and program implementation for Newark's citywide reentry initiative, based on lessons from Ready4Work. To read more, click here.
Job Training in a Jobless Recovery
The Huffington Post, December 7, 2009
This Huffington Post editorial by Bob Giloth and Maureen Conway details the need for sector-specific workforce development. It cites the findings of P/PV's Job Training That Works, noting that "workers trained in such sector-based approaches earned more money and were more likely to remain employed than similar workers not chosen for the programs." To read more, click here.
US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, Cites P/PV Study on Out-of-School-Time Systems
ED.gov, November 10, 2009
In a speech at Harlem Children Zone's annual conference, Secretary Duncan highlighted findings from Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study—a joint publication of P/PV and The Finance Project. He quoted the report's finding that out-of-school-time systems "often have no established guidelines for quality and rarely have the information they need to identify areas for system-level improvement." To read the full remarks, click here.
Timely Research Spurs Expansion Strategy for New York Organization
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, October 15, 2009
This article highlights Job Training That Works: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study, citing how P/PV's evaluation of Per Scholas, a Bronx-based training organization, informed its expansion plan. To read the article, click here (subscription required).
White House Council of Economic Advisers Cites P/PV's Sectoral Employment Research
Council of Economic Advisers, July 2009
The White House Council of Economic Advisers' report "Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow" cites P/PV's Job Training That Works and Targeting Industries, pointing out that "sector-focused training programs...are one promising approach to fostering collaboration between training providers and employers."
P/PV Documentary Nominated For An Emmy
Emmyonline.org, July 14, 2009
Hard Road Home, a documentary that explores the challenges and successes of participants and staff at Harlem's Exodus Transitional Community, has been nominated for an Emmy in the "Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form" category. Exodus was part of P/PV's Ready4Work prisoner reentry initiative; P/PV funded the production of the film.
Creating a Healthier Future Through Early Interventions for Children
Journal of the American Medical Association, June 3, 2009
The Journal of the American Medical Association published commentary by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lauding the effectiveness of the Nurse-Family Partnership and stating that the time has come to act on scientific knowledge about preventing early exposure to adversity and promoting positive child development. Read the article here.
Job Training: Often Misunderstood But Too Important to Dismiss
The Huffington Post, July 21, 2009
In this Huffington Post article, Brandon Roberts and David Fischer discuss how "job retraining has had a bum rap in public policy circles." Responding to a recent New York Times article about the failure of job retraining efforts in Michigan, the authors insist this example should not "call into question the value of all training." P/PV's Job Training That Works brief is cited as providing concrete evidence that job training programs linked to targeted industries or sectors can in fact lead to significant wage gains for jobseekers. To read the full article, click here.
Independent Research Shows National Service Program Enlisting Tutors Over Age 55 Produces Big Gains in Student Learning
ExperienceCorps.org, April 7, 2009
This release presents findings from a recent Washington University study of Experience Corps and quotes P/PV Senior Research Fellow, Jean Grossman, as an "expert in youth mentoring programs and evaluation design" saying that the positive findings are "great news for parents, children, educators and the many people of all ages who want to respond to President Obama's call to service and want to know that their efforts will make a significant difference." To read the release, click here.
Providing a Role to Model
The Washington Post, April 6, 2009
This Washington Post article shares the story of participants in a mentoring program created by the University of Maryland and explores the findings and recommendations of P/PV's 1995 and 2007 Big Brothers Big Sisters studies about the effectiveness of community-based and school-based mentoring. To read the full article, click here.
Baltimore Public Safety Compact Created, with Support from P/PV
WYPR, March 10, 2009
On March 10, WYPR's Midday with Dan Rodricks hosted a conversation between Diana Morris, director of the Open Society Institute - Baltimore, and Greg Warren, president and CEO of Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, to discuss the Baltimore Public Safety Compact, a new partnership between the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services and local nonprofits. P/PV is supporting the rollout of the Public Safety Compact, including assistance with the Request for Proposals and site selection processes, the development of an evaluation and data collection plan, and the provision of both programmatic and evaluation-related technical assistance. To listen to the interview, click here.
Nurse Home Visits: A Boost for Low-Income Parents
Time, March 2, 2009
This Time magazine article looks at President Obama's plan to expand Nurse-Family Partnership and quotes the program's developer, David Olds, saying that it is "shovelready for substantial expansion, as long as we recognize that serving 500,000 new families per year will take time." P/PV manages the replication of Nurse-Family Partnership in the northeastern US. To read the full article, click here.
Report Roundup
Youth Today, March 1, 2009
Youth Today features P/PV's The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs in their March Report Roundup, stating that "community decision makers in need of a comprehensive guide to wisely investing in OST programs may have [found] a new bible" in this report.
Reclaiming New York's Disconnected Young People: What Can Be Done
Youth Notes, March 1, 2009
This article, from the National Youth Employment Coalition's Youth Notes, highlights promising strategies from P/PVs report Disconnected Young People in New York City: Crisis and Opportunity, such as linking education with real-world experience; employing talented and dynamic personnel able to connect young people to resources; and creating career exploration opportunities. To read the full article, click here.
Faith-Based Program Gets Wider Focus
Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2009
Announcing President Obama's creation of the Office for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, this article from the Wall Street Journal looks at the new administration's plan to "harness the power of churches and other religious groups to solve some of the nation's toughest social problems." The president's new 25-member advisory council is made up of a diverse group of religious and secular leaders, including former P/PV president, Fred Davie. To read the full article, click here.
Congressionally-Reviewed Initiative To Identify Social Programs Backed By Top Tier Evidence
The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, December 3, 2008
The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy recently launched an initiative to identify and validate social programs that meet a "Top Tier evidence of effectiveness—i.e., 'that have been shown, in well-designed randomized controlled trials, to produce sizeable, sustained effects on important outcomes.'" Congress has expressed interest in the initiative's findings and has asked the Government Accountability Office to monitor and assess the process. From the project's initial results, the Nurse-Family Partnership was found to be one of two interventions for children age 0-6 meeting the "Top Tier" standard; P/PV manages the program's expansion in the northeastern US.
Jobs Going Begging in Some Fields
CNN.com, December, 3, 2008
On December 3, CNN.com published an editorial by Sheila Maguire, vice president for labor market initiatives, titled "Jobs Going Begging in Some Fields." She notes that even during the current economic downtown, certain industries lack qualified workers; Maguire urges Congress and the next presidential administration to invest in training for low-skilled workers to meet the demand in these industries and help spur economic growth. Maguire highlights the findings of Targeting Industries, Training Workers and Improving Opportunities, which documents the encouraging results of P/PV's Sectoral Employment Initiative. To read the full editorial, click here.
The New Volunteer Workforce
Stanford Social Innovation Review, December 1, 2008
In this article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Amachi is cited as a program that has "spearheaded an effective secular-religious partnership" and attracted a new wave of volunteer talent. To read the full article, click here.
Rebuilding America
New York Times, November 28, 2008
Responding to Bob Herbert's New York Times op-ed piece about president-elect Obama's plans to "jump-start job creation" by investing in the nation's infrastructure, P/PV's vice president for labor market initiatives, Sheila Maguire, argues that "it is critical that we not only create jobs but also ensure that American workers are qualified to fill the resulting positions." Her letter cites findings from P/PV's Targeting Industries, Training Workers and Improving Opportunities: The Final Report from the Sectoral Employment Initiative. To read the full letter, click here.
Working Poor and Young Hit Hard in Downturn
New York Times, November 9, 2008
Sharing the stories of several low-income working and unemployed youth in the Philadelphia area, this New York Times article by Erik Eckholm takes a close look at individuals and families that have been deeply affected by the recent economic downturn. Former P/PV president Fred Davie is quoted, recommending that the "new administration...think several levels down the ladder so the government invests not only in the top but also in infrastructure jobs and training for low-income people to get some of those jobs." To read the full article, click here.
Peer-to-Peer Pressures
Youth Today, November 1, 2008
This Youth Today article explores findings from High School Students as Mentors, by Carla Herrera, Tina J. Kauh, Siobhan M. Cooney, Jean Baldwin Grossman and Jennifer McMaken, examining some of the ways Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is working to improve training for high school mentors. Carla Herrera is quoted throughout, concluding that "there are things you can definitely do to bump up what these high school volunteers are capable of" and that they "need something different and something extra than what you would give adults." To read the full article, click here.
Time Magazine Features Ready4Work in a National Service Article
Time, September 22, 2008
In a feature highlighting the bipartisan Serve America Act, proposed by Senators Kennedy and Hatch, Time magazine suggests volunteering for one of the programs in P/PVs Ready4Work initiative in a list of "21 Ways to Serve America." To read the article and full list, click here.
Former P/PV President Fred Davie Comments on the Benefits of Faith- and Community-Based Initiatives
The Columbus Dispatch, July 2, 2008
Former P/PV president Fred Davie was quoted in The Columbus Dispatch stressing the potential of faith- and community-based programs to help people "make the kinds of transitions they can't afford to make without help." To read the article, click here.
Ready4Work and Youth Education for Tomorrow Cited as Model Programs by Senator Obama
New York Times, July 1, 2008
Delivering a speech on faith-based social programs in Zanesville, Ohio, Senator Obama highlighted P/PV as a "secular nonprofit" he would support in order to "to help other groups build and run effective programs"; he focused on two P/PV initiatives, Ready4Work and Youth Education for Tomorrow (YET), as examples of successful faith-based programs he would seek to expand. To read the full text of his speech, click here.
New Jersey's Nurse-Family Partnership at the Forefront of Efforts to Rebuild Child Welfare System
The Star-Ledger, June 22, 2008
As part of New Jersey's five year anniversary of child welfare reform, this article highlights ways in which the Division of Youth and Family Services has made attempts to address abuse and neglect in New Jersey homes through four case studies, including one featuring Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP). P/PV manages the replication of NFP in New Jersey. To read the full article click here; to view an accompanying video of the four families detailed in the article, click here.
Is Reading Fundamental After School?
Youth Today, June 1, 2008
Youth Today's lead story explores findings from P/PV's evaluation of the Irvine Foundation's CORAL initiative and examines some of the questions raised by the study, particularly whether a strong academic focus is the best way to promote youth development in afterschool programs. To read the full article, click here.
Philadelphia Reentry Summit and P/PV Report Bring Attention to High Recidivism Rates
Philadelphia Daily News, May 15, 2008
Highlighting P/PV's From Options to Action report and the Reentry Summit convened by Mayor Nutter in Philadelphia, this article examines city-level efforts to curb the staggering national recidivism rates. To read the full article, click here.
Seeking the Key to Employment for Ex-Offenders
New York Times, April 27, 2008
This New York Times article explores the connection between crime and joblessness in Newark, highlighting Mayor Booker's and Goodwill Industries' efforts to increase employment among ex-offenders and citing P/PV's history with prisoner reentry initiatives. Former P/PV president Fred Davie is quoted, calling for a national approach to what has become a national crisis. To read the full article, click here.
The Second Chance Act: A First Step Forward to Curb Recidivism
Alternet.org, April 6, 2008
Former P/PV president Fred Davie's opinion piece on Alternet.org calls on lawmakers to cut the national recidivism rate in half by 2012 by furthering reform like the Second Chance Act. To read the full text, click here.
The Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $18 Million Grant to Implement the Integrated Services in Schools Initiative (now known as Elev8) in the Chicago Public School System
Chicago Public Radio and Chicago Tribune, March 26, 2008
Chicago Public Radio and the Chicago Tribune feature articles announcing The Atlantic Philanthropies' four-year grant to improve achievement among middle-school students in 5 Chicago public schools through the Integrated Services in Schools initiative (now known as Elev8). P/PV is the national program office for Elev8. To read the articles, click here and here.
Former P/PV President Fred Davie and Hard Road Home Filmmaker Macky Alston Interviewed on WBAI
Al Lewis Lives, March 22, 2008
On March 22, 2008, Karen Lewis from WBAI's Al Lewis Lives hosted a discussion between former P/PV president Fred Davie and Hard Road Home filmmaker Macky Alston, highlighting both NYC-based and national prisoner reentry efforts. Davie emphasized the value of programs, like Harlem's Exodus Transitional Community, that work to provide structures and supports so that people can thrive and succeed after incarceration. To listen to the interview click here.
Letter to the Editor by Former P/PV President Fred Davie: We Need Greater Investment in Reentry Strategies that Work
The Washington Times, March 14, 2008
The Washington Times published a letter by former P/PV president Fred Davie, written in response to a column by Jacob Sullum about the nation's escalating incarceration rates. Davie writes while the passage of the Second Chance Act is a good start, greater investment in effective reentry strategies is needed: There are programs that work; it's time to get behind them and make reducing recidivism a national priority. To read the full text, click here.
In Response to CDC Report, Media Turns to Plain Talk for Answers
Fox News, March 11, 2008
A report released by the CDC on March 11, 2008, found that an estimated one in four of young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the US is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. In Minnesota, a local news station turned to Plain Talk, a program that seeks to increase adult-youth communication about sex and make contraceptive services available to sexually active youth, for answers; click here to view the video. P/PV serves as the national program office for the replication of the Plain Talk model.
Mayors Highlight Innovative Strategies for Aiding Prisoner Reentry at National Summit
US Mayor Newspaper, March 10, 2008
US Mayor Newspaper published an article about the recent Mayors Summit on Reentry and Employment convened by P/PV in collaboration with the United States Conference of Mayors, the Wagner School at NYU and the City of New York. In order to increase our efforts, USCM Executive Director and CEO Tom Cochran announced, [USCM] President Doug Palmer of Trenton, New Jersey has appointed Mayors Wayne Smith of Irvington, NJ and Sheila Dixon of Baltimore, Maryland as Co-Chairs of a new Reentry Task Force and called for a comprehensive federal agenda on reentry and related public safety and social service issues. To read the article, click here.
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