Resources
Resources are ordered by the date they were added with the most recent additions first. The U.S. Department of Education, Promise Neighborhoods sites, and key technical assistance partners have produced written guidance, videos, webinars, and hands-on tools on how to launch and manage a successful cradle-to-career pipeline of services and supports for early learners, students, and families in economically distressed communities.
Supporting Place-Based Initiatives: Data-Driven Promise in the District of Columbia
This brief shares how DCPNI's partner National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) has helped communities build capacity around data to advance work in place-based initiatives.
Helping Children Succeed: Data and the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative
This brief provides a profile of the data partner for DC's Promise Neighborhood NeighborhoodInfo DC. NeighborhoodInfo DC’s data and technical assistance influenced DCPNI on strategy and systems.
Supporting Place-Based Initiatives: Revitalizing San Antonio's EastPoint
This brief provides a profile of the data partner for Austin's Promise Neighborhood, Eastside Promise.
Using Data to Make a Difference for Boston-area Students At Risk of Homelessness
This blog is a grantee spotlight on how a Boston area Promise Initiative uses data to promote academic success and to fight homelessness.
Bringing Promise to Washington, DC
This brief highlights Washington DC's Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DPNI) and their efforts starting in 2008, even before the grant began. This is written after their planning year and describes planned activities and next steps in implementation.
U.S. Department of Education Chooses Clear Impact to Provide Technical Assistance and Clear Impact Scorecard Software to Promise Neighborhoods
This brief shares information on the Department of Education's selection of Clear Impact to provide coaching, training, technical assistance, and Scorecard to PN grantees and their partners. The brief describes the Results-Based Accountability and Clear Impact's added value to PN.
Impact in Place: A progress report on the Department of Education's Place-Based Strategy
This report looks as the Department of Education's progress in adopting place-based strategies. It looks at six elements identified as critical to the implementation of a successful place-based program: 1) Engage the Community Through Asset Mapping and a Needs Assessment; 2) Focus on Clear Results...
The Promise of Promise Neighborhoods: Beyond Good Intentions
In this presentation, former Secretary Arne Duncan makes remarks at the Harlem Children's Zone Conference and discusses Harlem Children's Zone and other examples that would fit the Promise Neighborhood model.
A Guide to Setting Up Congressional Site Visits
This fact sheet guides PNs through scheduling and meeting with Congress members to display the impact of the PN. It provides step-by-step instructions for before, during, and after the visit.
Promise Neighborhoods Federal Policy Webinar
This webinar presents information on federal and state legislation and policies that afect Promise Neighborhood implementation and sustainability. It also provides information on what sites can do to interact with their local officials.