Results by Term: Report

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.

Impact in Place: A Progress Report on the Department of Education's Place-Based Strategy

Author: US Department of Education | Year of Publication: 2012

In 2010 and 2011, President Obama directed the Office of Management and Budget, the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council, and the Office of Urban Affairs to conduct a comprehensive review of federal programs affecting places, the first of its kind in 30 years. Agencies were asked to consider how place matters to their work and how their policies affect the development of urban and rural areas and how well those places support their residents, in all aspects of their lives—education, health, housing, energy, and transportation.

Successful Research Collaborations: Rules of Engagement For Community-Based Organizations

Author: Harlem Children's Zone | Year of Publication: 2012

Community-based organizations (CBOs) are frequently asked to provide evidence of their organizational effectiveness. Both private and public funders increasingly want proof their dollars are producing the desired outcomes. As a result, many non-profits and CBOs have embraced a data-driven approach and found it has broader uses: As they begin to understand “what works,” they save time and money by choosing or keeping only the most effective and rigorously evaluated strategies that produce the strongest outcomes.

Results and Indicators for Children: An Analysis to Inform Discussions About Promise Neighborhoods

Author: ChildTrends | Year of Publication: 2009

This 2009 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.