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Administration, Private Foundations Announce $35 Million Initiative To Stabilize Highest-Risk Families

June 5, 2012 | News Release

New program pairs supportive housing and social services to strengthen fragile families and avert foster care placements.

Americans Want Schools to Take Recess Seriously

December 9, 2008 | News Release

New poll reveals that parents see school playground as key to helping kids stay physically active, focused in the classroom.

Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan Facilitate Discussion with Youth Leaders from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative

December 2, 2009 | News Release

Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships (Start Strong) is the largest initiative ever funded to target 11-to-14-year-olds to promote healthy relationships as the way to prevent teen dating violence and abuse.

Can a Game of Tag Help Combat Bullying?

April 17, 2012 | News Release

New Research from Mathematica and Stanford shows a healthy recess can reduce bullying, improve learning time.

Clinton Global Initiative Eyes Big Returns From School Recess

September 24, 2009 | News Release

Education initiative from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Playworks would reclaim 100,000 hours of lost class time at low-income schools.

Elementary Schools Removing Sugary Drinks, Limiting Beverage Sales to Healthy Choices

July 2, 2012 | News Release

The study examined the availability of competitive beverages in U.S. public elementary schools for five academic years, from 2006–07 to 2010–11. Competitive beverages are those sold by schools outside of meal programs through vending machines, à la ...

Exclusive New Journalism Program Addresses Social Epidemic

July 18, 2011 | News Release

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma Present "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence"

Federal Initiative Names Expansion Sites for Supportive Housing Initiatives to Keep Children Out of Foster Care

September 12, 2012 | News Release

Local partners announced in initiative to demonstrate the effectiveness of supportive housing for families at risk for involvement in the child welfare system.

First-Of-Its-Kind Gallup Poll Links Recess To Academic Achievement

February 3, 2010 | News Release

Principals say recess has a positive impact on learning; students are more focused, listen better after recess.

Friends of the Children Founder Wins Purpose Prize

October 26, 2009 | News Release

Duncan Campbell, founder of Friends of the Children and RWJF grantee, was awarded a 2009 Purpose Prize today, which honors social entrepreneurs over 60 who are using their experience and passion to take on society's biggest challenges.

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