Resources
Promise Neighborhoods Talking Points
This fact sheet is a series of talking points to promote the continued support for Promise Neighborhoods. It addresses federal funding, reasons for continued investment, and information about the impact of PN efforts.
Some Considerations Pertinent to a Promise Neighborhoods National Evaluation
This report discusses issues for understanding a comprehensive evaluation of performance and impact of PN grantees. It provides insight from the perspective of organizations working with evaluation and practice and who hope to improve outcomes for children and families.
Why Promise Neighborhoods are Keeping Score
This brief shares the purpose behind using results-based approaches on initiatives like PN. It presents Clear Impact's contribution to data collection and results focus in PN operations.
Building a Culture of Results: A Guide to Emerging Practices in Promise Neighborhoods
This guidebook highlights the "culture of results" adopted by Promise Neighborhoods, and how it ensures effective solutions are launched, tracked, improved, and sustained. It covers shared accountability with staff, partners, and the community, to improve outcomes for children and families
Community of Practice: Turning the Curve on Early Childhood Indicators and Early Lessons Learned about Implementation
This presentation focuses on using data and results-based framework to impact early childhoor indicators in PNs. It addresses the 10 PN results and how to work on these areas through the Results-Based Accountability structure.
Part I: Creating the Foundation to Accelerate Results for Black Males
This brief focuses on helping PN's systematically identify and address barriers to improve the outcomes of black male children.The brief includes instructions for assessing needs and recommends a results-based framework to create positive impacts from cradle to career.
Early Childhood Solution Plan
This plan outlines key activities for Northside Achievement Zone in Minneaposlis and its partners to collaboratively reach their Early Childhood Goals. The plan plots out the active ingredients to progress, necessary condidtions, and frequency of different early childhood interventions...
Building Out a Successful Case Management System
In this webinar, staff from two PNs and the Urban Institute assert that a robust case management system is essential to tracking progress and improving youth and family outcomes. The presenters share best practices for case management systems based in Results-Based Accountability framework that...
Achieving Youth Financial Capability in Promise Neighborhoods (GPRA 11)
On this webinar, experts discuss national data and best practices to secure financial capacity for under-served youth. They focus on asset-building strategies to sustain youth financial capacity in PNs.
Results and Indicators for Children: An Analysis to Inform Discussions about Promise Neighborhoods
This report recommends 21 results and accompanying indicators for Promise Neighborhoods. The authors detail existing key data sources, results, and suggested indicators focused on improving health, development, and education of children.