December 2015: Using data to transform high-poverty neighborhoods
Newsletter:
December 2015
– IN THIS ISSUE –
Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods forum co-hosted by CCF and Philanthropy NY | St. Nicks Alliance launches NABE 3.0| CCF’s new website launches | City Limits coverage | Donor news
Experts Discuss Using Data to Transform High-Poverty Neighborhoods
(L to R): New York Community Trust’s Pat Swann; Mathew Klein, NYC Center for Economic Opportunity; David Greenberg, MDRC; Eric Cadora, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice; and Basil Reyes, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation.
The discussion clearly identified that both City government and community-based organizations (CBOs), particularly the CCF-funded groups, are looking holistically at those they serve and using data to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to meet their needs. Read more about the panel’s discussion here.
St. Nicks Alliance’s Update on NABE 3.0
Children from P.S. 18 who receive
services from St. Nicks participated in
the NABE 3.0 official unveiling.
St. Nicks Alliance officially unveiled NABE 3.0, their new model to address poverty in North Brooklyn. NABE 3.0 uses transformational coaches to help individuals and families access housing, employment, and education services through partnerships with schools, nonprofits, and government agencies.
In an October 8, 2015 story about Change Capital Fund,
City Limits wrote: “The fund could reflect an evolution in thinking about poverty and philanthropy aimed at reducing it. Ten years ago, private funders emphasized innovation in funding anti-poverty efforts, leading to plenty of new ideas but few initiatives that could demonstrate enough impact to warrant scaling-up. The Change Capital Fund embodies a different approach: funding unglamorous but useful programs, supporting the institutional infrastructure of organizations that have existed for decades.”