Status of Women and Girls in Southern Arizona 2010

With the publication of the Status of Women and Girls in Southern Arizona report in the spring of 2009, the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona achieved one of its major goals of establishing a comprehensive and accessible resource to provide data and analysis documenting the lives of women and girls in our region. We are now very pleased to publish the first of what are intended to be annual updates to the original report. These yearly updates will allow us not only to present the most current data on women's education, health, employment and other topics, but also to track where change is needed and measure the impact we, and our partners, have in the community at arge

NCLB Reauthorization: Prospects and Opportunities for the Afterschool Field

Provides an introduction to No Child Left Behind legislation and the NCLB reauthorization debate. Highlights the links to afterschool policy and opportunities for advocacy

Status of Women and Girls in Southern Arizona 2009

This report brings together a sampling of basic information on the status of economics, education, health and safety for women and girls in the three counties where Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona grants funds. While this report cannot display all the public or private information that is available, it does provide a snapshot of the status of women and girls in our community and provides a baseline by which to measure progress

Culture and Context: Stories and Lessons from the Field - Book I

Culture and Context: Stories and Lessons from the Field - Book I identifies themes and knowledge gained from the project and outlines recommendations for the field and donors. The book describes CFYS and offers lessons for the field and those working with youth-development or youth organizing groups. This work builds on Power and Possibilities, the first report summarizing the efforts of the Collaborative Fund for Youth-Led Social Change, published in 2003.Critical to Book I are the Voices from the Field stories and Ideas in Action examples. Raising the voices of youth and adult program partners was critical to this work and thus central to understanding the impact of CFYS. Authored by grantee partners, "Voices from the Field" are first-hand accounts from West Virginia, Milwaukee, Denver, San Francisco, and Oakland that describe the core issues faced by organizations working at the intersect of youth development, youth organizing, and gender. "Ideas in Action" are examples provided by our grantee partners that illustrate key points