Economic Mobility Catalog | Results for America

Economic mobility catalog

Case Studies

Bottom Line

Bottom Line - Boston

Bottom Line: Helping Boston students access and complete college

Broadband access initiatives

HCS EdConnect - Chattanooga, TN

HCS EdConnect: Connecting families to no-cost, high-speed internet in Chattanooga

Center for Employment Opportunities

Center for Employment Opportunities - Philadelphia

Center for Employment Opportunities: Increasing employment and reducing recidivism for formerly incarcerated adults in Philadelphia

Community land trusts

Community Land Trust - Houston

The Houston Community Land Trust: Providing affordable home ownership opportunities to families with low incomes

Community schools

Communities In Schools: Raleigh County, WV

Communities In Schools: Connecting Students and Families to Academic, Health, and Behavioral Supports in Raleigh County, WV

CUNY Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP)

CUNY ASAP - Bronx, NY

CUNY ASAP: Scaling Intensive Student Support Services to Raise Graduation Rates at Bronx Community College

Detroit Promise Path

Detroit Promise Path: Detroit, MI

Detroit Promise Path: Boosting community college persistence through intensive coaching and free tuition

Financial Empowerment Centers

Financial Empowerment Center: Lansing, MI

The City of Lansing Financial Empowerment Center: Working with families to stabilize finances and save for the future

Financial literacy programs

Compass Working Capital: Boston, MA

Compass Working Capital: Helping Boston Housing Authority residents build savings at unprecedented scale

Fines and fees reform

GED/HSED certificate programs

High School Equivalency Diploma Program - Racine, WI

Racine's High School Equivalency Diploma Program: Educating and Empowering Racine’s Workforce

Green space and parks

11th Street Bridge Park - Washington, D.C.

11th Street Bridge Park: Ensuring equitable development around a major public investment

Guaranteed income

Guaranteed Income - Stockton, CA

Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration: Increasing residents’ financial stability through an unconditional, guaranteed income

Healthy home environment assessments

Tenant-Owner-Proactive (TOP) Code Enforcement Program: Syracuse, NY

Syracuse TOP: Ensuring safe and healthy homes by building strong relationships between tenants, owners, and inspectors.

High-dosage tutoring

High-dosage tutoring: Saga Education in Chicago Public Schools

Saga Education in Chicago Public Schools: High-dosage tutoring to improve student outcomes in math

Housing First

Permanent Supportive Housing: Denver, CO

Permanent Supportive Housing: Scaling An Evidence-Based Solution to Address Chronic Homelessness in Denver

Individual incentives for public transportation

Subsidized transit fares: King County, WA

Subsidized annual transit fares: Ensuring transit affordability to low-income residents of King County, WA

Lead paint abatement programs

Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention: Rochester

Rochester: Improving children’s health through community-driven policies for lead-safe homes and schools

Legal support for tenants facing eviction

Legal Counsel to Prevent Evictions - Newark, NJ

Newark's Office of Tenant Legal Services: Protecting renters and preventing evictions through free legal counsel

Living wage laws

Raising the minimum wage: Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff: Fighting intergenerational poverty by putting the minimum wage on the ballot

Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission

Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission

Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission: Reducing violent crime with a public health approach to public safety

Nurse-Family Partnership

Nurse-Family Partnership - Birmingham, AL

Nurse-Family Partnership: Using Nurse Home Visits to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Birmingham

Paid sick leave laws

Paid Sick Days Act - Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act: Protecting worker wellbeing and public health

Per Scholas

Per Scholas: Columbus, OH

Per Scholas: Increasing equitable access to the future of work in Columbus

Predictable scheduling laws

Fair Workweek Law - New York City

New York City: Ensuring fast-food workers have predictable schedules and a pathway to full-time employment

Preschool

Preschool - San Antonio

Pre-K 4 SA: Providing high quality, affordable preschool to San Antonio families

Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI)

Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) - Chicago

READI: Connecting Chicago's youth at the highest risk of gun violence to transitional jobs, support services, and cognitive behavioral therapy

Rapid re-housing initiatives

Built for Zero - Abilene, TX

Built for Zero in Abilene: Ending veteran and chronic homelessness through inter-agency collaboration and population-level data

Restorative justice programs

Restorative disciplinary practices in public schools: Oakland, CA

Oakland Unified School District's Restorative Justice Program: Redesigning school discipline to promote accountability and healing rather than punishment

Roca

Roca - Baltimore

Roca: Breaking the cycle of violence, arrest, and incarceration among Baltimore's highest-risk youth

Summer learning programs

Summer learning - Tuscaloosa, AL

Tuscaloosa Summer Learning Program: Affordable, high-quality summer learning for students in Tuscaloosa City Schools

Summer youth employment programs

SummerWorks - Louisville, KY

SummerWorks: Connecting Louisville-area young adults to high-quality summer employment

The Principal Pipeline Initiative

The Principal Pipeline Initiative - Prince George’s County, MD

The Principal Pipeline Initiative: Hiring and training effective leaders in Prince George’s County Public Schools

Urban Alliance

Urban Alliance - Washington D.C. Metro

Urban Alliance: Improving workforce readiness and preventing youth disconnection across the Washington, D.C. region

Year Up

Year Up Charlotte

Year Up Charlotte: Building pathways to high-quality, market-aligned careers for young adults

Zoning regulations for land use policy

Land use reform: Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis 2040 Plan: Reimagining city zoning to expand housing options, affordability, and equity