Results by Term: Family Supports
Making Good on a Promise: Working to End Intergenerational Poverty in Kenilworth-Parkside
Author: Megan Gallagher, Brittany Murray, Maia Woluchem, Susan J. Popkin | Year of Publication: 2015
The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) is on a mission to end the cycle of intergenerational poverty in Kenilworth-Parkside, a geographically isolated community in Northeast Washington, DC. By partnering with local organizations to provide targeted, data-driven interventions to youth and parents, DCPNI is working to improve educational, economic, health, and socio-emotional outcomes within a community plagued by the effects of concentrated poverty.
Preparing and Fielding High-Quality Surveys: Practical Strategies for Successfully Implementing Neighborhood and School Climate Surveys in Promise Neighborhoods
Author: Kaitlin Franks Hildner, Elizabeth Oo, Peter A. Tatian | Year of Publication: 2015
This document builds on earlier guidance on preparing and administering surveys in chapter 7 of Measuring Performance: A Guidance Document for Promise Neighborhoods on Collecting Data and Reporting Results. The document also expands on lessons learned from the experiences of Promise Neighborhoods implementation grantees to provide practical guidance on how to prepare and manage high-quality neighborhood and school surveys.
From Cradle to Career: The Multiple Challenges Facing Immigrant Families in Langley Park Promise Neighborhood
Author: Molly M. Scott, Graham MacDonald, Juan Collazos, Ben Levinger, Eliza Leighton, Jamila Ball | Year of Publication: 2014
With estimates predicting that immigrants and their children will account for most U.S. population growth over the next four decades, it is critical to understand how to build ladders of opportunity for these families. This report assesses the needs of Langley Park, an immigrant neighborhood outside Washington, DC. Langley Park families are resilient but experience substantial hardships that may stall the progress of subsequent generations. At six crucial life transitions, children lag behind on indicators of future success.
U-Turn Now: A GPS for Neighborhood Change
Author: Sarah Gillespie | Year of Publication: 2014
This blog post discusses the necessity of a rigorous performance measurement process, focusing on how performance measurement can provide the data necessary to correct a program that is off-track.
Supporting Age-Appropriate Functioning in Promise Neighborhoods (GPRA 2)
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2014
This webinar features best -practices and effective strategies Promise Neighborhoods are using to promote the age-appropriate functioning of young children in their communities. In doing so, this webinar aims to equip Promise Neighborhoods and other community leaders with the knowledge, tools, and resources to turn the curve on the baseline indicator for Government Performance and Results Act 2 (per previous 2013 guidance): the number and percentage of 3-year-olds and children entering kindergarten who demonstrate age-appropriate functioning.
The following experts are featured ion this webinar:
- Michelle Palo, Project Services Director, Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)
- Andre Dukes, Family Academy Director, NAZ
- Maureen Seiwert, NAZ Early Childhood Action Team Co-Leader, Executive Dir. of Early Childhood Education for Minneapolis Public Schools
- Dianne Haulcy, NAZ Early Childhood Action Team Co-Leader, Office of Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges
Astoria Houses Neighborhood Survey for Zone 126 Promise Neighborhood, 2012
Author: Chris Narducci, Amanda Mireles, Jennifer Comey | Year of Publication: 2012
Zone 126 is a nonprofit neighborhood organization in Queens, New York City, that received a Promise Neighborhoods planning grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 2011. The Urban Institute developed a neighborhood survey for residents of Astoria Houses, a public housing development in the Zone 126 neighborhood, to support Zone 126’s needs assessment and planning process. Zone 126 used results from the survey to inform the initiative’s family and child-centered programming.
DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative: Needs Assessment and Segmentation Analysis
Author: Susan J. Popkin, Jennifer Comey, Molly M. Scott, Elsa Falkenburger, Amanda Mireles | Year of Publication: 2012
In October 2010, the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) became one of 21 recipients of a U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhood planning grant. The Urban Institute partnered with DCPNI to act as the data analyst and local evaluator of this ambitious initiative. The Needs Assessment and Segmentation Analysis are intended to provide a timely understanding of the needs of the community and to inform the continuum of strategies DCPNI and their workgroups developed.
Focusing on Results in Promise Neighborhoods: Recommendations for the Federal Initiative
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: 2009
This discussion paper is jointly authored by the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), PolicyLink, and the Center for the Study of Social Policy, with contributions by Child Trends.
Technical Assistance Self-Assessment Tool
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
This self-assessment tool contains several categories and, within each category, a set of statements communities can use to assess their current plan and capacity for developing a strong Promise Neighborhoods implementation plan. The results of this assessment will assist communities in identifying their strengths, the particularly challenging parts of the planning process, and the areas that need the most technical assistance to complete the plan.