Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood: a two-community Promise Neighborhoods implementation spanning Pacoima and Hollywood¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood is a Promise Neighborhoods implementation site profiled by Mathematica Policy Research for the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink. The profile states that "The Los Angeles (LA) Promise Neighborhood includes two separate communities, Pacoima and Hollywood, which are about 17 miles from each other." The site spans education, early childhood, child development, college and career readiness, and family support topic areas listed for the publication.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A lead agency responsible for drawing community boundaries and delivering the service model

Constraints¶

• The two communities are geographically separate, about 17 miles apart, so services must cover non-contiguous areas

Target Learners¶

• children and youth in the Pacoima and Hollywood communities

Target Learning Goals¶

• cradle-to-career outcomes including education, college and career readiness, and family support

Claims¶

• The LA Promise Neighborhood lead agency drew one community's boundaries partly based on the location of existing partnerships [+W]
• The LA Promise Neighborhood expanded its service model to a second community with few nonprofits despite the need for services [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Buffalo Promise Neighborhood program element
• Promise Neighborhoods Case Studies: a 2014-2015 multi-site profile project for the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink
• Chula Vista Promise Neighborhood (CVPromise): a place-based community program serving the Castle Park neighborhood
• Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Promise Neighborhood site

Examples¶

• Anchor Promise Neighborhood service boundaries in existing partnerships, then expand into low-capacity communities where need is high

Key Sources¶

• Andrea Mraz Esposito, Sarah Osborn, Jessica Zeigler, Lara Hulsey, Kimberly Boller. (2015). Promise Neighborhood Site Profile: Los Angeles Promise Neighborhood. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/promise-neighborhood-site-profile-los-angeles-promise-neighborhood