Cradle-to-Career Initiative
Issue: Empowering & Educating Communities
Target Level of Office: Local
Policy Origin: Community & Cultural Services Department’s Santa Monica Cradle To Career
Initiative, California
Link: www.YEONetwork.org/2013policy/?i=248
Summary Narrative of the Policy: This is a report from the City of Santa Monica’s Cradle-ToCareer Initiative detailing findings from the past year on Santa Monica’s youth’s (0-24) wellbeing and success. Born from a broader call-to-action following gun violence and teen suicide
rates in the city, the city’s Cradle-To-Career Initiative is a public-private partnership of the City
of Santa Monica, SMMUSD, and various community stakeholders and businesses dedicated to
promoting the learning and school achievement, physical health and development, social skills
and confidence, and mental health of Santa Monica’s youth and young adults.
Relevant Talking Points & Important Information:
• The Cradle-to-Career Initiative (CCI) strives to support the success of every child from
cradle to career, specifically children in long struggling neighborhoods, communities,
and regions.
• CCIs hone in on uplifting and serving our nation’s most vulnerable communities by:
ensuring that children are healthy physically and mentally; increasing the learning
opportunities and academic achievement of all pupils, in particular those in high poverty
neighborhoods; strengthening family structures; establishing safe neighborhoods; and
expanding college and career opportunities.
• The vision behind CCI requires seeing education as a journey th ][