The Reach
On The Reach blog, we highlight individuals and organizations from MFF’s network who are tackling some of today’s biggest challenges. In our bimonthly newsletter, also called The Reach, we share these posts and other resources in order to create an ongoing conversation with our readers. Check out our email campaign archive here and subscribe below to keep up with our latest news.
Kristen Collins is reimagining the American food system
Kristen Collins, CEO and co-founder of the Colorado Food Cluster (CFC), has launched a 12-month pilot universal basic food program designed to expand access to nutritious foods. The Morgridge Family Foundation provided seed funding of $800,000.
Charu Singh and Just Value: Leveling the Ground for Homeownership
While homeownership is one of the most common ways to personal build wealth in America, the path is rife with inequities. As a child, Charu Singh saw the problem firsthand. Now she’s working to solve it.
A Lesson from Corporate America: Investing in Teachers Can Transform Education
In her forthcoming book The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success, Angela Jackson shows that investing in talent is the key to mutual success between employees and employers. This also holds true for education.
Students spark hope through classroom innovation
Brain Copes has taught construction and manufacturing for more than 25 years. His students travel the world creating solutions to local needs.
An innovative new initiative empowers parents and caregivers
Parents in central Indiana volunteered to join the United Way of Central Indiana’s new Parent Advisory Council as a way to improve their community.
D is for dyslexia
Dylan Smith hopes to drive lasting change in education and encourage a more flexible approach that gives every student the attention and support they need.
Defining child welfare and busting common myths
According to contributor Elisabeth Wilson, child welfare is much more than the articles online, and much bigger than any one caseworker or agency.
Focusing on resiliency is good for the environment and good for politics
Earth Day is the perfect time to reflect on how we can be better stewards of this incredible planet and ensure that future generations can enjoy it.
Disrupting the child welfare system through policy
The child welfare system in the US is ripe for disruption. That’s why MFF is investing so heavily.
Making life better for veterans
One of the ways we can thank our veterans is by raising awareness about the unique challenges they may face during their reintegration into civilian life.
MAP Reflections: Navigating the unknown with Jessi Parra
Jessi Parra reflects on her time as a MAP Fellow, learning that the challenges in a business setting were different than those in a school.
You can’t plan for the future of work without workers
Many future of work programs fail to include the voices of those most impacted: the frontline worker.
Joining forces to create a more equitable future of work
Since the coronavirus began, a record-high 44.2 million Americans have filed for unemployment, creating a job crisis unlike any since the Great Depression.