Media Outreach

December 2005
The Hatcher Group helped the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Opportunities Initiative publicize a new program that helps former foster youth purchase homes. The story was picked up by local Atlanta radio and television and an Associated Press story ran in over 50 newspapers and websites.
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Campaign Launch

November 2005
The Hatcher Group helped the Eckerd Family Foundation launch a new program called Connected by 25. Connected by 25 of Hillsborough County is a new program designed to help young people who "age out" of foster care at age 18 make successful transitions to adulthood.
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View Presentation about the Connected by 25 campaign

 

Policy Brief

October 2005
The Hatcher Group edited and disseminated a Carsey Institute Policy Brief: Rural America Depends on the Food Stamp Program to Make Ends Meet. The policy brief provides a demographic picture of rural food stamp recipients, including information on income, race, age and family size.
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Read the policy brief

 

Speech

October 2005
As part of the 2005 KIDS COUNT brown bag series, Ed Hatcher gave a speech on non-partisan advocacy strategies.
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Resource Guide

October 2005
The Hatcher Group has created a dynamic resource guide to provide elected officials and free tax campaigns with the tools they need to work together and spread the word about the benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit and free tax assistance.
Download the Guide

 

Policy Briefs

September 2005
The Hatcher Group has written, designed and disseminated a series of one-page briefs on critical strategies to build Family Economic Success (FES).
The strategies include the EITC, homeownership, workforce development and more.
Read the one-page policy briefs

 

Policy Briefing

August 2005
The Hatcher Group organized a widely attended policy briefing to call attention to CFED's 2005 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, which examines the effectiveness of state policies in supporting the financial well-being of American families.
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Media Outreach

July 2005
The Hatcher Group publicized the PBS documentary "Aging Out" and University of Chicago's study on foster youth aging out of the system. The outreach effort resulted in major national and local media coverage.
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Briefing

June 2005
The Hatcher Group recently organized a dynamic briefing for The Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program -- C-SNAP -- to educate advocates and Capitol Hill staff about the impact of low-income housing assistance on children’s nutrition.
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Roundtable Discussion

June 2005
On June 1, 2005, The Hatcher Group organized a roundtable discussion on behalf of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies to examine their new report, which found that public workforce programs often do an inadequate job of assisting minority workers to enter the workplace.
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Press Conference

May 2005
George Soros announces challenge grant for Open Society Institute-Baltimore
The Hatcher Group organized a major press conference with Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley and philanthropist George Soros, who is pledging a $10 million challenge grant to continue OSI's work in the city.
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New Report

April 2005
The Hatcher Group Releases EITC-Military Report, Presses Congress to Protect Funding
Together with The Bell Policy Center, The Hatcher Group released a report on the importance of the Earned Income Tax Credit to members of the U.S. military. The study found that more than 150,000 members of the armed forces are eligible for this important credit that provides tax relief for low to moderate-income people.
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Media Launch

March 2005
The Hatcher Group Manages Release of Jobs-Plus Report.
A new report by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation is covered by The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, Reuters, The Los Angeles Times, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Dayton Daily News.
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Legislative Action

March 2005
The Hatcher Group, working with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is pressing Congress to pass legislation that would provide state and federal policy makers with timely, accurate, and reliable data about the state of America's children. This data will allow programs to more effectively address the needs of our nation's kids. Visit the Child Indicators website for more information.

                
Interactive Cd-Rom

February 2005
The Hatcher Group has produced a new video showing how members of Congress can get involved in free tax assistance programs in their districts.
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