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

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Description¶

This strategy, as practiced by the LA Promise Neighborhood lead agency, defines a community's service boundaries around existing partnerships the agency can draw on, providing an implementation base for services. The profile reports the agency drew boundaries "based, in part, on the location of existing partnerships on which it could draw." It then extended the service model to a second community with few nonprofits despite the need for services, pairing partnership-anchored start-up with expansion toward underserved areas.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Existing partnerships whose locations can inform boundary placement
• A lead agency able to extend its service model to additional communities

Constraints¶

• The second community had few nonprofits, meaning the expansion could not rely on pre-existing local organizational capacity

Target Learners¶

• children and families in Promise Neighborhood communities

Target Learning Goals¶

• delivery of cradle-to-career educational and family support services

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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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