To provide technical assistance and cross-community learning opportunities to Knight grantees working on out-of-school-time programming and related youth-development initiatives in seven Knight communities
To achieve implementation of the Help America Vote Act and combat serious electoral problems by providing state policymakers and nonprofit organizations with legal assistance, legislative counseling and drafting, research and technical support
To develop and pilot a research-based family literacy program focusing on the needs of low-income children ages 0-5 years not attending formal child care
For the Whole Child Connection project, a web-based tool to link families with young children to resources in the community, and for a communications campaign to raise awareness about the Whole Child Leon project
For the B.E.S.T. project, to strengthen a local coalition for free tax preparation for low-income families and utilization of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)