Annual Report 2004 - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY
Progressing from persistent poverty to long-term stability remains a
daunting challenge for many low-income families and communities.
Quality education and living-wage employment are often elusive, while
opportunities to shape a new future seem distant and few for many of
these individuals.
The 163 grants, totaling $38,884,835,
made in 2004 under the Pathways Out of
Poverty program reflect the Mott
Foundation’s belief that improving
community education, expanding economic
opportunity and building community
organizing can help children and adults
bridge such gaps and achieve self-sufficiency.
IMPROVING
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
For many families, including low-income
households, quality afterschool programs are
crucial resources. They can help ensure
children’s safety in the afterschool hours and
provide the academic, skill-building and
personal development experiences that offer
young people a future outside the
boundaries of poverty.
Extending the educational reach of such
programs was the focus of a one-year,
$900,000 grant to Foundations Inc. in
Moorestown, New Jersey, in support of
Afterschool Academies. The academies — a
collaborative effort by several organizations
and led by Foundations Inc. — provide
content-rich professional development
opportunities for afterschool educators,
Keeping teens connected
to educational
opportunity is a focus of
the Initiative to Support
Struggling Students and
Out-of-School Youth.
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