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Target Practice

Target Practice

14 Feb 2014 | Pamela Lee, Urban Institute

Setting targets and measuring performance can go a long way toward achieving goals. For ambitious, multi-pronged, cross-organizational, place-based initiatives like Promise Neighborhoods, target setting is critically important. It allows an organization to track progress, make | Read more >

White House Announces First “Promise Zones”

White House Announces First “Promise Zones”

09 Jan 2014 |

Harlem Children's Zone student Kiara Molina introduces President Obama at the Promise Zones announcement.

President Obama, today, named the first five sites to receive “Promise Zone” designations: Los Angeles, San Antonio, Philadelphia, south-eastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw | Read more >

Diving Deep with the Urban Institute: Neighborhood Surveys

Diving Deep with the Urban Institute: Neighborhood Surveys

22 Aug 2013 | Sarah Gillespie, Urban Institute

We know many grantees spend a lot of time on the topic of neighborhood surveys.  Collecting data through a neighborhood survey is critical for measuring overall trends in the neighborhood throughout the initiative (not just among direct participants) and much of the information | Read more >

New School Alert! Arlington Turns It Around

New School Alert! Arlington Turns It Around

06 Aug 2013 |

Even though the Arlington Promise Neighborhood’s planning grant ran out in September 2011, it hasn’t stopped making its community better for students and families.

Since the end of the grant period, The Community Group, the lead agency for the planning which has a successful record | Read more >