“On Mattering” Vassar University discussion series on racial disparities and an unjust ecosystem.

• Part I – Economics – December 16, 2020
• Part III – Education – February 27, 2021

Universal High-Quality Childcare

A three-year project as the Chair of the Board of National Grant Makers for Children, Youth, and Families in collaboration with Senator Edward Kennedy and his team.

Christine Robinson was the Project Director for the Advancing Postsecondary Success for Men of Color through Policy and Systems Change, a National Demonstration Project. This vast project spanned over six US cities researching and implementing systemic change to improve the completion rate of college degrees among the young, male, African American population. The project was supported by the Lumina Foundation. The following reports, co-authored by Christine Robinson, contain detailed information about the project and the reported outcomes in each city.

• • • • Advancing Postsecondary Success for Men of Color through Policy and Systems Change — Cross-Site Report
      • Detroit, Michigan — Advancing Postsecondary Success for Men of Color
      • Los Angeles, California — Advancing Postsecondary Success for Men of Color
      • Little Rock, Arkansas — Advancing Postsecondary Success for Men of Color
      • Newark, New Jersey — Advancing Postsecondary Success for Men of Color
      • Oakland, California —Advancing Postsecondary Success for Men of Color

School-based Health Centers

Christine Robinson was the Director of the Division of School Age and Adolescent Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She managed the project to implement School-based Health Centers in and near middle schools and high schools in 11 cities across Massachusetts. ** Please read more by clicking the links below.

• • • • https://www.communitypsychology.com/school-based-health-centers/
      • https://www.communitypsychology.com/after-covid/

Hallmarks of Effective Youth Employment Programs from Research and Programs Across the United States: Implications for Detroit — Executive Summary — March 2017.

This report was developed for the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation. The authors include Christine Robinson, Trina Shanks, and Patrick Meehan.

• • • • Detroit Michigan — Hallmarks of Effective Youth Employment Programs from Research and Programs Across the United States: Implications for Detroit — Executive Summary