Sarah Groh

Every day social innovators and social innovation organizations across the country are measurably impacting communities and individuals. This Practice to Policy blog series lifts up the voices of the more than 70 organizations that make up the America Forward Coalition and our broader social innovation network by highlighting the outcomes-based solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems and why

The following post was written by America Forward Manager Sarah Groh,. This year, America Forward traveled across the nation to meet students striving to succeed in post-secondary. From Ohio to Pennsylvania to Nevada, we heard powerful stories of persistence and resilience. Without a doubt, many of our assumptions about Today’s Students are wrong. Those striving to earn post-secondary degrees are more diverse

The following post was written by America Forward Managers Juanita Tolliver and Sarah Groh. Since Election Day, the America Forward Coalition has been hard at work conducting outreach and further developing a strong set of priorities we urge Congress and the next Administration to move on. With alignment now between the party at the helm of the White House and

The following post was written by America Forward Manager, Sarah Groh. With three weeks until the 2016 election, America Forward’s 18 Today’s Student Organizers are on the ground in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida mobilizing students, and generating a powerful dialogue about the barriers today’s college students face. Today’s students are more diverse than ever across every dimension - 75% of

The following post was written by Juanita Tolliver, Manager at America Forward, and Sarah Groh, Manager at America Forward. Can you imagine working a job, raising your grandchild, and combating poverty all while enrolled in college? Or, what if taking a "gap year" actually meant leaving school and working at the Gap for a year in order to pay for

The following post was written by Jessica Crawford, America Forward’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Juanita Tolliver, America Forward Manager, and Sarah Groh, America Forward Manager. The 2016 Presidential election is in full swing and as the nation pivots its attention to the Republican and Democratic conventions this summer, and the general election in the fall, America Forward has a message for

The following post was written by Jessica Crawford, America Forward Director of Strategic Partnerships and Sarah Groh, America Forward Manager Too many students are failing to graduate college. Why? Because our assumptions about today’s students are wrong. Most of us envision college students as 18 to 21-year-olds fresh out of high school, but this is no longer the reality. Today’s