The Solon E. Summerfield Foundation engages in grant partnerships in the NYC-Metro area that seek to transform systems and pathways of opportunity so that young people most impacted by social, racial, and economic injustice can live choice-filled lives.
What We Fund
The Bell amplifies the voices of New York City students and empowers them to lead in the fight for equity in the nation’s largest school system through complementary programs in youth activism and youth journalism. The Bell’s Miseducation podcast gives NYC high school student interns a microphone to report on the inequities they see in their schools. With guidance from staff from The Bell and professional journalists and podcasters, students gain multimedia storytelling skills while adding valuable voices to the education conversation. Students’ stories raise awareness about inequities faced by many NYC students to a podcast audience of 15,000. Miseducation podcasters have been re-republished by the Hechinger Report and featured on WNYC in its education news segments. Listen to the Miseducation podcast.