Michelle K. Massie, Director of Opportunity Nation and Strategic Initiatives Michelle is the Director of Opportunity Nation and Strategic Initiatives. She leads the Forum for Youth Investment's efforts to better
When Opportunity Nation publicly launched in 2011, expanding opportunity was not a national priority. Today, elected officials, journalists, CEOs and presidential candidates have stepped up and taken notice. The urgent need
Opportunity Nation is comprised of more than 350 cross-sector organizations working together to expand economic mobility and close the opportunity gap in America. Opportunity Nation envisions the United States as
This is a monthly feature that shines a light on the work of one of Opportunity Nation’s Coalition members. This month we’re highlighting Thrive Chicago. Thrive Chicago organizes the ecosystem
Follow me as I tour through our nation's capital! I am working for Opportunity Nation during my Harry S. Truman scholarship Summer Institute. The Truman Scholarship is a living memorial
North Carolina has a huge jobs challenge looming. By 2040, nearly half of all jobs could be lost to automation and other technological innovation. There will be new jobs created,
Stell Simonton A British group called it a “ticking timebomb.” Pope Francis called it a defeat for humanity last year. And the World Economic Forum called the high level of youth unemployment around the
Disconnected youth are white and black, Hispanic and Asian. They are middle-class and poor, native born and immigrants. They live in rural, suburban and urban areas. Some struggled in school
Melanie Anderson is the Director of External and Government Affairs at Opportunity Nation, leading on Opportunity Nation’s bipartisan federal policy efforts that advance the goals of the organization’s call to
As many of you know, America’s Promise Alliance made an exciting announcement at their summit this past week: for the first time ever, the national high school graduation rate is