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Learn to Earn Dayton (L2ED) has been actively engaged in national learning initiatives, working to bring the most innovative approaches and strengthened partnerships back to the Dayton Region.

Learn to Earn Dayton is currently hiring for a Managing Director, a high-level, strategic leader who is second in command for the organization, working in deep partnership with the CEO.

Dr. Rowell brings deep expertise in the areas central to the 2Gen mission. She recently retired as a dedicated Professor of Sociology at Sinclair Community College, where she twice directed the Honors Program and was the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Learning.

The fiscal map documents and analyzes the various sources of funding that support programs and services for children and youth in Ohio. The map includes public dollars from federal and state sources and will aid state policymakers, regional partnerships, and advocates alike as it provides the first comprehensive view of existing funding streams.

Learn to Earn Dayton's Director of Data and Impact, Emma Smales, presented a session during the conference on the Power of Data to Drive Local & Statewide Outcomes, sharing several of the data dashboards available on our website.

For the past year, Learn to Earn Dayton has partnered with Children’s Funding Project to develop a fiscal map for the state. The fiscal map documents and analyzes the various sources of funding that support programs and services for children and youth in Ohio. The map includes public dollars from federal and state sources and will aid state policymakers, regional partnerships, and advocates alike as it provides the first comprehensive view of existing funding streams.

Our Civic Leadership Program cohort had the opportunity to hear from several civic leaders during their last session on how local government works.

Members of the Community Investment Fund cohort had the opportunity to meet with local and national philanthropic partners, sharing their community impact and expanding networks.

Learn to Earn Dayton had the opportunity to facilitate a breakout session at the Youth Summit earlier this month, sharing the final draft of the My Voice. My City. My Future. master plan with local students.

Team L2ED, alongside regional partners Omega CDC and Preschool Promise, Inc., were in Atlanta this week at the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening.

The program is expanding its scope to serve any resident of the City of Dayton with a school-aged child facing eviction. In collaboration with the Dayton Municipal Court, we are working to develop a new student eviction prevention database to proactively identify and offer services to at-risk families.

Learn to Earn Dayton is currently hiring for a coordinator position to support strategic initiatives. This position is part of the team...

Learn to Earn Dayton announces the launch of the Community Outcomes Data Dashboard. Originally created as a resource for the Montgomery County Two-Generation Collaborative to track progress connected to their efforts to support families, Learn to Earn Dayton is pleased to make this dashboard available for all members of the community working toward improved outcomes.

In Northwest Dayton, Youth House Inc. is empowering youth of color and building community strength through culturally grounded programs, essential resources, and safe, affirming spaces.

Alex Bohler, founder of Hatch Architects Design Center, shared the difference this funding has made, “kids deserve to know this career exists—and that they can do it too.”

This year's cohort was selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, representing a diverse range of professional backgrounds and life experiences within the City of Dayton.

Spectrum New Beginnings (SNB) is cultivating holistic wellness and self-care for Black individuals and families in a community long impacted by health disparities.

Earlier this month, Learn to Earn Dayton sponsored a training for leaders from our Montgomery County Two-Generation Collaborative at the...

“Our number one goal is to support academic growth,” Campbell explains. “The after-school tutoring program has become a safe place where students are getting the support they need to grow.”

Children’s funding coordinators work with leaders and advocates in communities to help improve the lives of children and youth through strategic public financing.