Richard Matthew, Faculty Director of the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, issued this message on the passing of Blum Center founder Richard Blum: Richard Blum passed away this Sunday, February 27, 2022. A remarkably successful business leader and accomplished mountain climber, his exposure to poverty while trekking in the […]
October is “Lights ON Afterschool”. Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their role in keeping kids safe, inspiring them to learn and helping working families. The effort has become a staple of the afterschool movement and annually sees more than […]
This Our Kids episode discusses “Hidden in Plain Sight: Homeless Students in America’s Public Schools,” a must-read national report examining the issues facing the 1.3 million students who are homelessness in America. Joined by Erin Ingram, one of the report’s authors from Civic Enterprises, the hosts discuss how and why […]
Joining your hosts for this episode of “Our Kids” is Dr. Elizabeth Cauffman, a Professor of Psychology and Law, who provides a glimpse into the sobering reality of our juvenile justice system. For the past three years Dr. Cauffman has led the UC Irvine Crossroads study, hoping to examine the […]
“Our Kids” is a show dedicated to bringing national issues facing our kids to the local level. In honor of National Nutrition Month, this engaging episode features special guest Tracy Bryars, Manager of the Healthy Communities Initiative at St. Jude Medical Center. In this episode, she talks about her position […]
Child Hunger in America This segment of Our Kids focuses on the surprising facts about child hunger in America and the devastating effects that hunger can have on a child’s developmental and physical well-being. Lisa Davis, Senior Vice President of Government Relations at Feeding America, serves as our guest to […]