December 2019: Impact, raising healthy teens, MCC in the news
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Our Impact
In 2019, we continued to influence the national conversation around caring; worked closely with school leaders, educators, and national partners to bring powerful new resources to schools; embarked on a new national parenting initiative; and forged critical new partnerships in our ongoing work to put ethics and equity at the center of college admissions.
BY THE NUMBERS
1
We launched our second widely publicized Turning the Tide report, which calls on parents and high schools to put young people’s character and well-being at the center of a healthier, more sane college admissions process.
15
We concluded the planning phase for an exciting multi-year project to develop, pilot, and disseminate 15 research-based strategies designed to help parents and primary caregivers promote empathy, gratitude, and diligence in children.
100
We earned 100+ media hits, elevating our message about caring in a variety of outlets addressing diverse audiences nationwide.
200
The list of endorsers for our college admissions campaign grew to over 200 and nearly 140 college admissions deans signed the Deans Commitment Letter. We continue to collaborate with the Coalition Application and The Common Application to add new essay prompts and to create ways for students to report family responsibilities.
150,000
Our school-based strategies promoting caring and empathy have reached 150,000+ students through our programs and partnerships.
LOOKING AHEAD
In the year ahead, we will widely pilot our parenting strategies; share our findings from our three-year college admissions assessment project; release new reports and resources on school integration, children's use of social media, and other critical issues facing children, families, and schools; and continue to develop light-lift, engaging strategies to build caring in schools and homes.
Learn more about our impact.
In the News
Our latest coverage spans parenting, stress, college admissions, and raising caring kids. Read more:
Thrive Global: Here's How to Raise Healthy, Well-Adjusted Teens
Forbes: The Gift of College
Forbes: College Admission Gratitude
NACAC: College Admissions Decoded
The Power of Good: Raising Caring Children
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: To Stem the Decline in Charity Supporters, Pay More Attention to Young Kids
The Good Athlete Podcast: Stress and Self-Management in Education
Mongoose: We get to do this - caring in college admissions with Brennan Barnard
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