Resources
Advancing Results through Case Managers
Case managers are a central component of Promise Neighborhoods, a US Department of Education–funded grant program that provides cradle-to-career services and supports to marginalized young people and families. This brief explores the role of case managers, who coordinate delivery of services and...
Maintaining and Expanding the Pipeline: Guidance, Strategies, and Reflections on Sustaining a Promise Neighborhood
This brief provides a framework and guiding questions to support Promise Neighorhoods in preparing for sustainability, with the approach that sustainability should be incorporated to overall strategy development. Highlights reflections, lessons, and strategies from multiple PN grantees geared...
Technical Assistance Self-Assessment Tool
This plan provides guidelines for developing a strong PN implementation plan. It Includes categories with statements to assess current plans and capacity for accomplishing goals related to PN results.
A Look at College and Career in Chula Vista Promise Neighborhood
This resource provides a grantee spotlight on Chula Vista Promise Neighborhood in a series of videos that highlights PNs' work to target the cradle-to-career pipeline in improving student and family outcomes. This video focuses on Chila Vista's use of leveraging community partnerships to prepare...
A Look at Early Childhood in Berea College Promise Neighborhood
This resource provides a grantee spotlight on Berea College in a series of videos that highlights PNs' work to target the cradle-to-career pipeline in improving student and family outcomes. This video focuses on Berea College's strong early childhood segment of the pipeline.
Early Learning in Promise Neighborhoods
This report provides a guide to demonstrate early learning results and identify challenges and lessons learned for three Promise Neighborhoods: Berea College, Hayward, and the Northside Achievement Zone. Focuses on the 10 results and 15 indicators, and how to target the cradle to career pipeline
Supporting Age-Appropriate Functioning in Promise Neighborhoods (GPRA 2)
This webinar shares best practices and effective strategies used by Promise Neighborhoods to promote age-appropriate functioning of young children. The purpose is to provide skills, knowledge, resources to community leaders and PNs that focus on GPRA 2.
Addressing the Impact of Trauma on Academic Proficiency and Chronic Absenteeism
This webinar describes the impact of traumatic events on students' learning and trauma-informed strategies to improve academic and attendance outcomes for students living in PNs. Addresses issue of chronic absenteeism and lower academic proficiency of students in underserved communities
Sustaining Parent Engagement throughout the Cradle-to-Career Continuum (GPRAs 12-14)
This webinar describes the importance of parent engagement in achieving and sustaining PN results. It provides strategies to ensure parents read to their children, prep them for college and career success, and have the skills to contribute to the college to career continuum.
Understanding Federal Tools to Build Youth and Family Financial Capability
This webinar shares best practices of using federal tools to implement the goals of Promise Neighborhoods. The tools are aimed at building youth and family financial capability.