In our recent blog on the Legacy Early College project, we detailed some of the attributes which make the Legacy school in Greenville, SC a unique opportunity for PFS – namely, its focus on college readiness even beginning in early…
What We've Been Up To Planning an Impactful Convening 2019 Convening on Investing for Impact: 'Til All the Children Are Well Thursday, September 19th, 2019 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel 8777 Georgia Ave. | Silver Spring, MD 20910…
Greenville's Medical-Legal Partnership - a collaborative effort among South Carolina Legal Services, Greenville Hospital System, and Furman University, were profiled in an in-depth piece from health report Liv Osby for the Greenville News. Earlier this year, ICS released a policy brief on…
ICS Senior Fellow Janice Gruendel, accompanied by Allison Logan of Bridgeport Prospers in Connecticut, served as keynote speakers at the recent Creativity Connects: Arts in Early Learning event in Denver. The Creativity Connects series brings together community leaders in five diverse cities to…
By Keller Anne Ruble, Associate Director of Policy Research Healthcare delivery systems are facing multifaceted and complex challenges: seeking to improve public health while reducing costs. One recent shift in how hospitals and health centers address the “both-and” is through…
By Keller Anne Ruble, Associate Director of Policy Research What do you think is the biggest contributor to a person’s overall health? Genetics? Health insurance coverage? How much water you drink during the day? None of the above. In fact,…
By Mary Garvey, Director of Innovation and Inclusion There is a tribe of people that inhabits parts of Kenya and northern Tanzania. For generations they have greeted one another with the saying: “And how are the children.” The expected response…