Evaluating Youth Organizing: Hello Insight and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation Funding to benefit under-resourced communities inevitably raises questions of power. Improving the lives of those on the downside of power necessarily entails increasing their own agency and ability to change
Closing the Evaluation Gap In this Stanford Social Innovation Review article, Dr. Kim Sabo Flores, CEO of Hello Insight, argues that, “the gap between those organizations that have access to high-quality evaluations and those that do not mirrors and exacerbates the inequities already experienced by the communities that
Planting the Seeds to Social and Emotional Learning Success In the youth development program, Food for Thought, young people are planting the seeds for their own growth. Through working on organic farms, along with community service projects, youth philanthropy,
Youth Organizing: A High-Quality Environment for Developing Social and Emotional Learning Over the years, those working in youth organizing have witnessed the important role their work plays in a young person’s development. These types of programs train young people in
Finding SEL Sweet Spots Through Rugby Through rugby, young people can build strong team collaboration skills. Many people did not know that young people in New York City love the game of rugby, but one group,
Can team building accelerate SEL skill development? There is a deep love of baseball in New York’s East Harlem community. DREAM’s TeamBuilders program has not only tapped into young people's passion for baseball, but they’
The In Between Times: Building Strong Youth-Adult Relationships in an Era of Overscheduling What happened to free time? Time to play, experiment, and create relationships? The most important parts of childhood have been relegated to the in-between times.
Congratulations to Hello Insight's 2018 HI Impact Award Recipients One of the most exciting things about working with Hello Insight's community is the opportunity to witness the breadth of the incredible youth development work we support. We’re as
