Report Release

November 2007
The Hatcher Group recently managed the release of a major new report, “Unlocking America: Why and How to Reduce America’s Prison Population.” As part of its outreach, The Hatcher Group organized a major event at the National Press Club on November 19 attended by more than 120 policymakers, advocates, and journalists. The event was covered live by C-Span and by CNN, CBS, Reuters, the New York Times and National Public Radio, among many others.
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Initiative Launch

September 2007
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions, a $50 million effort to strengthen and expand effective workforce initiatives around the country, was launched on Sept. 6. The Hatcher Group organized the National Press Club event, which drew close to 150 people, and developed a number of key materials. The Fund is a partnership of the Annie E. Casey, Hitachi, Ford and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundations, the U.S. Department of Labor and other key funders.
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Media Outreach

Summer 2007
Center for Summer Learning
The Hatcher Group provided extensive media relations support to the Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University. In addition to securing national media coverage, The Hatcher Group assisted with coverage in key cities: Baltimore, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, White Plains and Albuquerque.

The Center was featured in more than 40 stories around the country, including in The Washington Post, National Public Radio, the Tavis Smiley Show, the Baltimore Sun, Hispanic Radio Network reaching 200 stations, the Miami Herald, the Denver Post, Education Week, WCBS-TV in New York City, among many others.

 

The Hatcher Group also helped place op-eds on the importance of summer learning opportunities in the Baltimore Sun, the Albuquerque Journal and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

Read highlights of the media coverage
Listen to the NPR shows:
- July 9, 2007 show
- July 1, 2007 show
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Data Book Release And Briefing

July 2007
On July 25, the 18th Annual KIDS COUNT Data Book was released on Capitol Hill at a major policy briefing organized by The Hatcher Group. This dynamic event drew more than 100 Congressional staff and organizations, with this year’s essay focusing on the 726,000 children in foster care in the U.S and the need for the country to make lifelong family connections for children and youth a national priority.
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Congressional Briefing

June 2007
The Hatcher Group organized a standing room only policy briefing on Capitol Hill. Sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, First Focus and Voices for America’s Children, the briefing reviewed the gaps in state level data on child well-being, and explored the ways in which state by state data on child indicators can be used to improve children’s lives. Visit: www.childindicators.com.

 

Report Release And Briefing

June 2007
The Hatcher Group managed the national release of a new report on fuel economy and safety, including briefings for Congressional staff, Capitol Hill visits for the report authors, and a major policy event for media and advocacy groups. The study provides critical insights at a time when Congress is considering changes in the nation’s motor vehicle fuel economy requirements, known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The report findings will help to inform legislation now under consideration in the House and Senate.
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Congressional Food Stamp Fair and Challenge

Summer 2007

The Hatcher Group, together with the Food Research and Action Center, recently organized the first-ever Congressional Food Stamp Fair. The goal of the Fair was to put a human face on the Food Stamp Program and raise awareness about the need to continue and increase Congressional support.

The Hatcher Group and FRAC also worked with Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), and other members to organize and promote the Congressional Food Stamp Challenge. Members of Congress lived on an average food stamp budget -- $3 day -- for one week. A Challenge Toolkit was created to encourage additional Challenge participants.

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Read the Congressional Food Stamp Challenge Blog
View a Sample of the Media Coverage
Read the Faces of Food Stamps Fair Brochure

 

Report Release

April 2007
The Hatcher Group wrote and published a report for the Annie E. Casey Foundation on the Earned Income Tax Credit and lessons learned through the work of free tax assistance sites around the country.
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Press Conference

March 2007
The Hatcher Group is working with the Newton Marasco Foundation and Maryland State Senator Brian Frosh to promote the Centennial Celebration of Rachel Carson's birth.

 

Project My Time

The Hatcher Group is providing communications support for Project My Time, a major new after-school initiative of the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust, supported by an $8 million grant from The Wallace Foundation. In addition to managing the June announcement, The Hatcher Group has developed the project name, logo, messages, website, e-newsletter, flyers and posters to enroll middle school students in pilot sites.
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View the posters
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Read the media clips

 

Congressional Food Stamp Awareness Campaign

May 2007
As part of a broad-based effort to educate Members of Congress about the Food Stamp Program and hunger in America, The Hatcher Group is working with U.S. Reps. James McGovern (D-MA), Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), and other Members to organize and promote their involvement in the “Food Stamp Challenge.” Members of Congress and staff are living on an average food stamp benefit of $3 a day for one week.
Read the Congressional Food Stamp Challenge Blog
Read Media Coverage

 

Press Conference

January 2007
The Hatcher Group has been working with Maryland Citizens Against State Executions to advance legislation that would repeal the death penalty in the state. Repeal legislation was unveiled at a widely attended press conference in Annapolis on Jan. 25, 2007.
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Read the Repeal Legislation
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