Attention: Special Annual Partners Meeting Hotel Discount Expires Friday, May 27

Time is running out to reserve your room at the Mayflower Hotel at a special discounted rate.  To lock in this special rate you must, dial (202) 347-3000 and mention that you are with "Corporate Voices". The deadline to reserve a room at the Corporate Voices' rate is Friday, May 27.   

Time is also running out for you to register for this year's Annual Partners Meeting. The theme of this year's annual meeting will be: "Celebrating 10 Years of Success: Shaping the 21st Century Workforce and Workplace," and will feature a White House briefing, Capitol Hill visits and an exciting collection of keynote speakers and panels. If you have not yet registered for the annual meeting, please click here.  

Please note, Corporate Voices' Annual Partners Meeting is open to corporate partners only. If your company is not currently a member of Corporate Voices, please contact Tiffany Westover-Kernan, twestover-kernan@corporatevoices.org or 202.467.8133, for information on membership.

We would like to recognize the following sponsors of this year's Annual Partners Meeting:

Baxter International, Inc. 

CVS Caremark 

Marriott International, Inc. 

AOL, Inc.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Ernst & Young

Johnson & Johnson

KPMG

H-E-B

The TJX Companies, Inc.

Abbott Laboratories

Capital One

ICF International

Citi Foundation Invests $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Financial Capability Services for Low-Income Americans

Corporate Voices' partner company, Citi through its Citi Foundation and in partnership with NeighborWorks America recently made a $5 Million investment in a project designed to expand and strengthen financial capability programs for thousands of low- and moderate-income Americans. The Financial Capability Demonstration Project will provide financial coaching services to more than 65,000 households and deepen the understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing low and moderate income Americans in today's economic environment.

Through this partnership, NeighborWorks America will train more than 400 practitioners from hundreds of organizations to deliver effective financial education and coaching services to low-income clients. In addition, a special subset of 30 organizations have been competitively selected to receive a package of dedicated technical assistance and evaluation tools, along with grant awards to support program implementation. The Citi Foundation hopes to help these community based institutions more effectively respond to a range of financial challenges facing low- to moderate-income consumers.

Corporate Voices Participates in Workforce Development Public Policy Forum

Corporate Voices, along with Novartis and Rutgers University participated on a workforce development panel at the United Way of Northern New Jersey's Public Policy Forum on Monday, May 23. John-Anthony Meza, Vice President of Workforce Readiness, spoke about the skills employers are looking for from their entry-level workforce. He also highlighted the community-wide solutions that are needed to ensure that these workers are prepared for success.  

As part of his presentation, Meza shared findings from Corporate Voices' most recent workforce readiness research and described Corporate Voice's current workforce readiness initiatives, Enterprising Pathways, Learn and Earn and Ready by 21.  The event was picked up by local media in the New Jersey area.

Corporate Voices' Legislative Update:  

Capitol Hill Briefing on Summer Learning and Education Reform

On Tuesday, June 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) will host a Capitol Hill briefing focused on the importance of summer learning to education reform and ESEA reauthorization.  The event is co-sponsored by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN).   

Speakers will focus on the role of schools and community-based organizations in delivering quality summer learning programs that are essential to closing the achievement gap and supporting the healthy development of young people.  NSLA will also introduce the newly-formed National Summer Learning Coalition.  Refreshments will be provided.  The briefing will be held in the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in room SVC 203-02. 

• Summer learning policy briefing
• Tuesday, June 14, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
• U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 203-02

To RSVP, please email Bob Seidel at BSeidel@summerlearning.org.

What We're Reading

What's it Worth?: The Economic Value of College Majors, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, May 2011.

Saving Now and Saving Later: How High School Reform Can Reduce the Nation's Wasted Remediation Dollars, Alliance for Excellent Education, May 2011.   

Men and Work-Life Integration: A Global Study, WorldatWork, May, 2011.  

Flexible Workplace Solutions for Low-Wage Hourly Workers: A Framework for a National Conversation, Workplace Flexibility 2010 & IWIN, May 2011. 

Will Big Employers be the Game Changers?, Education Week, May 19, 2011.  

Better Health for Mothers and Children: Breastfeeding Accommodations under the Affordable Care Act, Institute for Women's Policy Research, December 2010.