Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes, Urban
The mission of this project is to improve the safety and living conditions for residents of Boyle Heights and to empower those residents to make positive changes in their communitites and their lives.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Adults
The goal of Career Gear is to provide appropriate business clothing for job seekers and to promote job-retention and career advancement.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Income, Adults, Families, Urban
The Cash Back initiative aims to help low-income residents take advantage of tax credits by offering free tax preparation services.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
The goal of this program is to provide fit and livable housing for all citizens of Chattanooga.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Families, Urban
The mission of Chicago Commons is to help individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty, discrimination and isolation.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
CCLF's vision is to work creatively with their clients to help them rejuvenate neighborhoods and improve the lives of low-wealth individuals and families who live in those communities.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Children
The goal of this program is to give students the academic, technical/technological and employability skills necessary to compete in higher education and high performance workplaces.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Housing & Homes, Adults, Urban
Corporation for Supportive Housing's mission is to help communities create permanent housing with services to prevent and end homelessness.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes, Adults, Women, Men, Older Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The objective of this article is to describe Project Restoration's approach to cross-sector collaboration with a shared population of high utilizing community members, describe the process and outcomes of the collaboration, provide strategies to mitigate challenges that arise during collaboration and offer insights to inform similar initiatives in communities nationwide.
Hospitals across the region are assessing ways to establish a centralized infrastructure to collaboratively address the complexities of individual cases, as well as a regional council to explore process improvements to enhance the lives of vulnerable populations.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance, Adults, Families
EARN's mission is to empower low-wage workers to build assets in order to create long-term financial stability.