Press Releases

15 nonprofit partners join the Stand Together community The Stand Together Foundation welcomes 15 of the most effective nonprofits across the country into its Catalyst Program, a cohort-based management and peer-networking program to encourage innovation, deepen impact, and expand reach.  These nonprofits are working to break the cycle of poverty in our country, and they […]

Stand Together community helps students tackle Covid-19 learning losses in new partnership Stand Together Trust Announces $1 million investment in newly developed “National Summer School Initiative” ARLINGTON, VA – Stand Together Trust, part of the Stand Together community dedicated to removing barriers in education, business, communities, and government, announced a $1 million investment as part of […]

SCOTUS ruling, Congress must act Today, the Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s latest attempt to undo the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It held that the Administration failed to offer a reasoned explanation for its decision to rescind DACA and thus violated administrative procedure. While the decision ensures that the protections under DACA are […]

New partnership promotes family connections for those incarcerated on Father’s Day Stand Together partners with Prison Fellowship, Flikshop to provide messages of love and support from family and friends for incarcerated men and women   ARLINGTON, VA – Stand Together, a philanthropic organization dedicated to removing barriers in education, business, communities, and government, announced it is partnering […]

Statement from Stand Together CEO Brian Hooks regarding the protests and police response The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police laid bare some of the deep-seated racism and injustices within our society. Any conversation about what’s going on in cities across the country today must begin with an acknowledgement of the […]

Charles Koch writes in a Fortune opinion piece published May 18, 2020, that while the coronavirus pandemic has “upended lives, shuttered businesses, and profoundly altered our expectations for the future,” Americans have always faced challenges. We have overcome them when each of us finds our unique role to play — and when we empower others […]