And a big part of that is being able to connect with our peers in Memphis and Dayton and the other 68 cities that are part of the network and I really want to talk to the listeners here who have not really mastered the policy space, who still feel uncertain or uncomfortable in that space and are figuring it out. First and foremost, at UP partnership we are learners and StriveTogether helps us to learn in all sorts of ways we would not otherwise. First I want to say it’s awesome to be here with you and with Haley and with Stacy. “Young people are living in a reality that US adults can only have a partial insight into.” - Ryan Lugalia-Hollon, Chief Executive Officer of UP Partnership in San Antonio, Texas So we have the national office of StriveTogether know that the San Antonio Bexar County and UP Partnership have had this unique and successful way of ushering in a vehicle for youth to be engaged and I’d love for you to tell our listeners about your approach there and what makes that so important to your work. But I know, personally, and have been a fan of the approach that you all have taken in Bexar County in San Antonio, with a specific focus on youth as a population, to find their voice and to become activated in a way that allows for the next generation of leaders to enter into this space. They brought billions in investments to education in Texas. You know, Ryan, I’m gonna turn to you next, because in episode two of this current season, we actually had Susan Dawson, your colleague from E3 Alliance on the podcast, and we spoke with Susan about the work happening in Texas, really, to focus on the statewide effort where multiple organizations like E3 partnership came together to help pass a law. And also early on, I’ll tell you, we knew that particularly at the local level at the district level, the government level here locally, but also statewide, and federally, that policy was a major part of what our work would have to involve to be able to reach our goals that we have for student success. We had to focus we found those levers early on. And when we looked at the data, we saw the disparities here in Montgomery county, we also identified some places on that cradle to career continuum where it was pretty clear. And so that meant that we were immediately paying attention to data. So for Learn to Earn Dayton, you know, we trace our roots back more than a decade to a time in Dayton, Ohio, when we had a mass exodus of major employers in the community came together and said, you know, what do we need to do to make sure that this doesn’t continue to happen, and that we can bring living wage jobs back to our community and major employers back to our community and conversation at the time was really that it was clear, there was a need to align partners for the purpose of building human capital here in Montgomery County, Ohio, the county where Dayton sits.Īnd so we got to work and Learn to Earn had, it’s early days, we were a really early proof point community in the StriveTogether network. “Policy was a major part of what our work would have to involve to be able to reach our goals that we have for student success.” - Stacy Schweikhart, Chief Executive Officer at Learn to Earn Dayton in Dayton, Ohio And tell us a bit about what you’re doing now, you know? And when did you also realize that policy needed to be a part of the work that you’re performing? Can you give us a high-level overview of of some of the challanges being faced in the Ohio area they existed before Learn to Earn Dayton was established. And I really like to give our listeners some more content on the work that you’re doing. You know you all are the latest StriveTogether network member to receive the Systems Transformation designation. Haley Simmons, Chief Public Policy Officer at Seeding Success in Memphis, Tennessee, and Stacy Schweikhart, Chief Executive Officer at Learn to Earn Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. I’m joined by Ryan Lugalia-Hollon, Chief Executive Officer of UP Partnership in San Antonio, Texas. I’m really excited to be talking to several StriveTogether network members who have been successful in their local and state policy efforts in bringing lasting change to their communities. In this episode, we explore different approaches to policy work and show why it can be effective for achieving results at scale. And today, we’re talking about the critical role that policy plays in the role of systems transformation. This season, we’ve been focusing on our North Star of economic mobility by diving deep into how children and families are better off as a result of social impact work that treats the root causes of issues rather than only focusing on the symptoms.Īt StriveTogether we do this by changing systems and building up civic infrastructure. Hello, this is Josh Davis, Vice President of Policy and Partnerships at StriveTogether and your host for today’s episode of Together for Change.
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