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Strategies

Browse evidence-based strategies to advance economic mobility below. 

Accessing private market housing
Housing and community development
Supportive neighborhoods
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Community land trusts
Housing and community development Financial security
Stable and healthy families Supportive neighborhoods
Strong

Land banking
Housing and community development
Supportive neighborhoods
Strong
Addressing vacant or abandoned properties
Housing and community development
Supportive neighborhoods
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Land banking
Housing and community development
Supportive neighborhoods
Strong

Community gardens
Health and well-being Housing and community development
Supportive neighborhoods Stable and healthy families
Strong
Afterschool programs
K-12 education
Elementary and middle school success High school graduation
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Higher Achievement
K-12 education
Elementary and middle school success
Strong

Individually-adapted physical activity programs
Health and well-being
Stable and healthy families
Proven
Broadband access and digital skills
Housing and community development
High-quality employment Stable and healthy families Supportive neighborhoods
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Budgeting for equity
Racial equity in government
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Charter schools
K-12 education
Elementary and middle school success High school graduation
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SEED School
K-12 education
High school graduation Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)
K-12 education
Elementary and middle school success
Proven
Child care and early education programs
Early childhood
Kindergarten readiness Stable and healthy families
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Child care subsidies
Post-secondary education and workforce development Early childhood
Stable and healthy families High-quality employment
Proven

Head Start
Early childhood
Kindergarten readiness
Strong

Early Head Start
Early childhood
Kindergarten readiness
Strong

Child-Parent Centers
Early childhood
Kindergarten readiness
Strong

Preschool With Family Support Services
Health and well-being Early childhood
Kindergarten readiness Stable and healthy families
Proven

Smart Start North Carolina
Health and well-being Early childhood
Stable and healthy families Kindergarten readiness
Strong

Early childhood quality rating and improvement systems
Early childhood
Kindergarten readiness
Strong

Full-day kindergarten
K-12 education
Elementary and middle school success
Proven
College access and readiness supports
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
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Back on Track
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
High-quality employment
Strong

Early College Planning Initiative
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG)
K-12 education
High school graduation Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Promising

GED bridge programs
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
High school graduation Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Proven

College coaching mentoring intervention
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

AVID
K-12 education
Elementary and middle school success High school graduation Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Promising

Texas Transfer Grant Program
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Promising

NYC P-TECH Schools
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation High-quality employment
Strong

STEM Summer Programs
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Career Academies
Post-secondary education and workforce development K-12 education
High school graduation Post-secondary enrollment and graduation High-quality employment
Proven

Text message-based financial aid nudges
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Promising

Early college high school model
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Proven

Better Futures
K-12 education
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Proven

SAT/ACT test prep and coaching programs
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Proven

Performance-based scholarships
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement
K-12 education
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

One Million Degrees
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Dual enrollment programs
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Proven

Health career recruitment
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation High-quality employment

Evidence varies across specific models

Summer counseling for incoming college students
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Summer bridge programs
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Promising

Detroit Promise Path
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Strong

Bottom Line
K-12 education Post-secondary education and workforce development
Post-secondary enrollment and graduation
Proven
Commercial corridor revitalization
Housing and community development
Supportive neighborhoods
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Community-led violence prevention
Justice and public safety
Supportive neighborhoods High-quality employment
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Functional family therapy
Health and well-being Justice and public safety
Stable and healthy families
Proven

Cure Violence Health Model
Justice and public safety
Supportive neighborhoods
Strong