By CNCS Staff

In partnership with the United Nations Foundation, New York’s 92nd Street Y founded #GivingTuesday in 2012. Since then more than 10,000 organizations have engaged in this global movement to celebrate generosity and to give. On this #GivingTuesday, December 2, after celebrating five years of evidence-based impact in low-income communities, the Social Innovation Fund reflects on the three ways its grantees are giving back.

Increasing Economic Opportunity for disadvantaged individuals

Through the AARP Foundation’s Women’s Economic Stability Initiative (WESI), women over the age of 50 are receiving support at the individual and community level to help find employment and increase their financial capability.

In addition, Jobs for the Future (JFF) and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS) are exploring innovative approaches to job training and career support. Thus far, JFF subgrantees have served almost 20,000 job seekers and incumbent workers.

Promoting Healthy Futures

According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 40 percent of all incidents of asthma are attributed to home-based environmental health hazards, but currently no federal healthcare programs provide resources to address them. With more than 25 million Americans who suffer from asthma, the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative provides technical assistance to healthcare organizations and nonprofit service providers.

Within this same key issue area of promoting healthy futures, the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) is expanding and replicating supportive housing models that combine health, housing and social services. Through this innovative model, CSH’s subgrantees have placed a combined 234 participants in supportive housing.

Improving Youth Development for success in school and work

The United Way of Greenville County’s Middle Grades Success Initiative is a dropout prevention program for middle grade students. This initiative uses an Early Warning Response System to identify students who begin to disengage from school and then match those students with appropriate interventions and resources.

Additionally, The U.S. Soccer Foundation (USSF) Soccer for Success program is a no-cost, after-school, sport-based youth development program. This program improves children’s health by combating obesity through physical activity and nutrition education. USSF and its subgrantees have served more than 12,000 youth.

Learn more about our grantees and opportunities to participate with the Social Innovation Fund at http://bit.ly/SIFgivesback