Articles from Schultz Family Foundation

Where You Work Matters, a partnership of the Schultz Family Foundation and the Burning Glass Institute, today revealed the 20 large U.S. employers where young adults have the best chance to land first jobs with strong growth potential, providing vital new insight to recent high-school and college graduates seeking employment.

A new national rating released today offers the clearest picture yet of where workers actually get ahead in their careers – and shows that opportunity often varies dramatically depending on the specific job someone holds within a company.

The Youth Mental Health Corps (YMHC), a pioneering service initiative addressing the nation’s youth mental health crisis, launched its second year today across 11 states, deploying 600 young adults to communities with limited access to mental health resources. A new WestEd evaluation shows the program is already reducing behavioral referrals, boosting attendance, and helping more students seek support.

The Schultz Family Foundation announced it is investing in a groundbreaking project to train artificial intelligence platforms to provide users with better career discovery and navigation information, tapping into the growing popularity of large language models to close the opportunity gap for young people with limited education and experience.

The Burning Glass Institute, the Schultz Family Foundation and Harvard Business School's Managing the Future of Work Project today released the 2024 American Opportunity Index, a groundbreaking ranking that reveals which large U.S. companies are doing the best to advance the careers of their employees and grow the middle class in an evolving labor market.

Following the success of the #1 teen mental health podcast worldwide, which drew millions of listeners, earned multiple awards, and led to conversations with iconic guests such as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Gael Aitor and Kayla Suarez are back with a brand new podcast tailored for Gen Z and the mentors who guide them, this time focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities of young adulthood. Their newest endeavor, “GrownKid” launches today, providing a much-needed space for 20-somethings—and their parents—to explore the complexities of growing up in today’s world. You can listen to the first episode with actress Bailey Bass, activists Deja Foxx and Cameron Kasky, best-selling author Dr. Meg Jay, and others, here.

In response to America’s youth mental health crisis, 11 states are joining forces with the Schultz Family Foundation, Pinterest and AmeriCorps to recruit, train, and deploy the nation’s first Youth Mental Health Corps to help teenagers access critical mental health resources.

A new report released by the Office of Homeless Youth and A Way Home Washington details significant strides in addressing unaccompanied youth and young adult homelessness (YYA) in Washington state since a collaborative, multi-sector, statewide effort was launched in 2016.

Trilogy Films, the renowned production company led by award-winning Director Dawn Porter, is thrilled to announce an unprecedented collaboration with the Schultz Family Foundation to produce a feature-length documentary about one of the most iconic, politically-charged partnerships in history: the remarkable, largely untold story of Nelson and Winnie Mandela.

The Burning Glass Institute, Harvard Business School's Managing the Future of Work Project, and the Schultz Family Foundation today launched the 2023 American Opportunity Index, a groundbreaking ranking that measures how effective companies are at developing talent to drive business performance and advance individual employees’ careers.