Editing America's Promise (section)

==Other initiatives==
===The Youth Opportunity Fund===
In 2015, America’s Promise partnered with the Citi Foundation to launch the Youth Opportunity Fund, a $3 million initiative to support programs that prepare urban youth for the workforce. It awarded $250,00 grants to each of 12 organizations in 10 U.S. cities: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Newark, St. Louis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/citi-foundation-and-americas-promise-alliance-announce-youth-opportunity-fund-grant-recipients-in-10-us-cities-300133269.html ''PR Newswire'', Citi Foundation and America's Promise Alliance Announce Youth Opportunity Fund Grant Recipients in 10 U.S. Cities, August 26, 2015]</ref>

The program announced a second round of funding in 2016, providing an additional $3 million for 12 more organizations in the same cities, or a total of $6 million to support 24 organizations—including Communities In Schools, Year Up, Café Momentum, and Per Scholas—and reach more than 7,000 youth.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/citi-foundation-and-americas-promise-alliance-announce-2016-youth-opportunity-fund-grant-recipients-in-10-us-cities-300309178.html ''PR Newswire'', Citi Foundation and America's Promise Alliance Announce 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund Grant Recipients in 10 U.S. Cities, August 4, 2016]</ref>

===Promise of America Awards===
America’s Promise recognizes people making extraordinary contributions to the lives of children and youth with the “Promise of America” award, the highest honor conferred by America's Promise.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/americas-promise-alliance-hosts-first-annual-promise-night-awards-300066318.html ''PR Newswire'', America's Promise Alliance Hosts First Annual Promise Night Awards, April 15, 2015]</ref> Past recipients include U.S. Senator [[Lamar Alexander]], Magic Johnson Enterprises CEO and founder and NBA star [[Magic Johnson]], and [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting President]] and CEO Patricia de Stacey Harrison.