The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every aspect of our lives. Stand Together is doing all we can to promote individual and community healing through the institutions of government, business, education, and communities.
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Stand Together community’s top state-level policing reforms
A lot of work remains to be done when it comes to policing reform, but state-level policy changes supported by the Stand Together community organization Americans for Prosperity are already making an impact.
Stand Together’s bottom-up approach highlighted in Alexandria Times interview
The feature celebrates Stand Together’s work to address some of the nation’s biggest challenges and why CEO Brian Hooks was named to the 2021 TIME100 Next list.
West Tenth elevates women in business — on their own terms
West Tenth believes that home-based businesses may become the professional path forward for millions of women. Stand Together Ventures Lab is investing in the digital platform to help lower barriers to entrepreneurship for women.
Stand Together helps advance second chance employment
Stand Together joined other major national organizations as founding partners of the new Second Chance Business Coalition (SCBC), an effort committed to expanding hiring and advancement practices for people with criminal records.
BeGreat on GMA3 for platform that celebrates Black innovators
Actor Jesse Williams was featured on GMA3 for the launch of BeGreat, an online platform he co-founded that will offer virtual courses taught by diverse leaders and innovators across different industries.
Collaborative platform for teachers improves virtual learning
COVID-19 has presented many challenges, but they have made space for innovation in education and invited new solutions to the table as parents, teachers, and educators re-imagined how curriculums could be delivered to students beyond classroom walls.
Stand Together to host Common Ground Immigration Exhibit with Bush Presidential Center
Stand Together announced the launch of the Common Ground: Immigration Pop-Up Exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. This installation launches alongside President Bush’s book and exhibit “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants.”
Community conversations illuminate path out of the pandemic
As the national conversation around COVID-19 shifted from public health to political division, the Village Square stepped in to facilitate public “politics-free” status updates from local leaders and medical experts.
Business leader Jeff Korzenik on hiring people with criminal records
To celebrate Second Chances Month, we caught up with Jeff Korzenik about his new book, “Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community.”
Faster grants lead to faster innovation in a pandemic
For faster innovation during COVID-19, economist Tyler Cowen and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison set out to strip away red tape and change the way grants are awarded.
Chef Pati Jinich partners with Stand Together to release recipe e-book
The new e-book, “The Stories of Our Table”, celebrates the culinary contributions, stories, and life lessons of immigrants in this country.