print email comment close America's Promise Alliance URL: http://www.americaspromise.org/ Description: Website for this organization founded by Colin Powell that is "committed to seeing that children experience the fundamental resources they need to succeed." Features details about initiatives and activities in five areas: caring adults, safe places, healthy start, effective education, and opportunities to help others. Includes material such as the 2009 "Cities in Crisis" report on high school drop out rates, and a map showing the "100 Best Communities for Young People." Publisher: America's Promise Alliance Extra Keywords alma powell dropout LII Database Information: Record 25839 created by Maria Brandt on 04/02/2008 Last modification on 05/14/2009 Published: 04/10/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25839