GEN. COLIN POWELL AND ALMA POWELL URGE AMERICANS TO RECOMMIT TO KIDS AS AMERICA'S PROMISE ALLIANCE TURNS 20

Twenty years after the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future, America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, yesterday hosted Recommit to Kids","The Summit for America’s Future, a daylong convening to refocus the nation on the needs of young people. Download hi-res photos from the events here.<\/p>"]

Gen. Colin Powell and Alma Powell Urge Americans to <\/strong>Recommit to Kids as America’s Promise Alliance Turns 20<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Convenes Education, Business, Nonprofit, Media, Faith and Youth Leaders in NYC to <\/em>Refocus the Nation on Children<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Releases New Collaborative Framework<\/em> for Improving Outcomes for the <\/em>Nation’s Children and Youth <\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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NEW YORK (April 19, 2017)<\/strong> – Twenty years after the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future, America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, yesterday hosted Recommit to Kids","The Summit for America’s Future<\/a>, a daylong convening to refocus the nation on the needs of young people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Headlined by keynote speaker President Bill Clinton, Tuesday’s summit highlighted 20 years of progress in the youth development sector, while driving attention to current challenges that prevent many children from reaching their American Dream and calling to action more Americans to join the cause.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, more than 600 leaders joined the discussions, including representatives from business, philanthropy, nonprofit, government, media, education and the faith community, along with dozens of young people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“While we have seen progress, the daily reality of at-risk children can seem like a conspiracy to destroy their dreams,” wrote