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Lessons from the United States: What Works? By Megan A. Curran
Children in the Budget: Introducing: First Focus Who We Are: First Focus is a bipartisan child advocacy organization committed to making children and their families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions. Based in Washington D. C. www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Introducing: First Focus How We Work: • Bipartisanship • New Partnerships • Research for Results • Engaging State Leaders www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Introducing: Inclusion. US Promoting economic & social inclusion in the United States. Who We Are: • Team of research and consultancy associates known for int’l expertise, nat’l influence, and local knowledge all with experience in both the US and UK. www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Coalition Partners THE COALITION TO PROMOTE ACCESS & OPPORTUNITY www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Improving Access& Delivery: A Model for Action www. firstfocus. net
A ‘Special Relationship’: Children in the Budget: Why the US cares about the UK • October 2011: UK Child Poverty Study Visit – London & Liverpool – 10 US participants – Highlights from Liverpool: • • • Home-Start Wirral The Tranmere Project Vauxhall Children’s Centre Blackburne House Stockbridge Village Liverpool City Region Child Poverty & Life Chances Commission www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: The US Story Impact & aftermath of the (continuing? ) recession in the United States… www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: 2010: Children with Unemployed Parents Notes and Sources: Unemployment rates are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment (LAU) data base, not seasonally adjusted, (accessed 11/18/2010). Count and percentage of children with unemployed parents based on tabulations of Current Population Survey data, January -September 2010. www. firstfocus. net
The Effect of the Recession on Children in the Budget: Poverty & Child Poverty 1 Poverty Rate is the percent of households with income below the federal poverty line poverty is the percent of children under 18 years old living in households with income below the federal poverty line Source: U. S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, and 2007 ACS. 2 Child www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Children Living in Low-Income Households Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 Annual Supplement, and 2008 Annual Supplement. www. firstfocus. net
Child Poverty Budget: Children in the in Selected States: 2007 & 2010 Source: U. S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, and 2007 ACS. www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: 2007 & 2010 Poverty Rates: Metro vs. Nonmetro Areas Sources: U. S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Supplement www. firstfocus. net
Federal Action: Budget: House Children in the White Neighbourhood Revitalization Initiative “If poverty is a disease that infects an entire community in the form of unemployment and violence; failing schools and broken homes, then we can’t just treat those symptoms in isolation. We have to heal that entire community. And we have to focus on what actually works. ” – Barack Obama, 18 July 2007 ♦♦♦ “[I]n this country, change comes not from the top-down, but from the bottom-up” & “the change we seek…will not come from government alone. ” – Barack Obama, 21 June 2008 www. firstfocus. net
Federal Action: White House Children in the Budget: Neighbourhood Revitalization Initiative A new approach to federal engagement in neighbourhoods of concentrated poverty: • Interdisciplinaryaddress the interconnected problems in , to distressed neighbourhoods; • Coordinated align the requirements of federal programs so that , to local communities can more readily braid together different funding streams; • Place-based leverage investments by geographically targeting , to resources and drawing on the compounding effect of well-coordinated action; • Data- and results-driven , to facilitate program evaluation, to guide adjustments, and to develop best practices; • Flexibleto adapt to changing conditions on the ground. , www. firstfocus. net
Federal Action: White House Children in the Budget: Neighbourhood Revitalization Initiative A focus on 5 initial programmes : • • • Promise Neighbourhoods Choice Neighbourhoods Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Programmes Community Health Centres Behavioural Health Services PLUS: White House Social Innovation Fund www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Federal Action: Promise Neighbourhoods Q: What is a Promise Neighbourhood? A: Obama initiative modeled after New York’s Harlem Children’s Zone. [Cradle to College to Career & Community] www. firstfocus. net
DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative: Children in the Budget: Target Neighborhoods www. firstfocus. net
DCChildren in the Budget: Promise Neighbourhood Initiative: Planning Components • 5 key components for DC: – Leadership & Management – Breaking Down Silos – Strategy Development – Community Engagement – Fundraising & Sustainability *For a detailed description of the above, check out the January 2012 Urban Institute paper: “Bringing Promise to Washington DC – The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative” by Jennifer Comey, et al. www. firstfocus. net
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Children Neighborhoods: Promise in the Budget: Resources • Harlem Children’s Zone – www. hcz. org • National Community of Practice – www. promiseneighborhoodsinstitute. org • DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative – www. dcpni. org www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Federal Action: Social Innovation Fund “Combines public & private resources to grow promising community-based solutions that have evidence of results. ” 3 Areas of Focus: • Economic Opportunity • Healthy Futures • Youth Development www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: State Action: Connecticut Commission on Children • Bipartisan creation in 1985. • Links government, private, voluntary, and philanthropic sectors. • Mission: Elevate issue of children’s needs and services within the state & move from crisis funding and programs to prevention services and outcomes. www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: State Action: Connecticut Commission on Children Areas of Success: • Prevention • Leveraging Resources • Poverty Reduction • Civic Engagement www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Facilitating Local Action: Budget: Sustainable Employment • Employer Resource Networks (ERN) – Developed in response to concerns of business owners about retentions & skill levels of local workforce. – Pools small group of mid-size employers in same area/industry to offer training and life skills to entry-level and low-wage workers – Local Example: Lakeshore Employer Resource Network, Michigan (LERN) www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: What Works? Progress Can Be Made Even in Tough Times …what we know so far on what works… (in no particular order) – Leveraging Funding & Pooling Resources – Scaling Up with Flexibility – Leadership – Building Constituencies of Support – Evaluation (with caveats!) www. firstfocus. net
Children in the Budget: Thank You! For more information: Megan A. Curran Senior Director, Family Economics meganc@firstfocus. net & www. firstfocus. net Associate mgn_curran@yahoo. com
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