Impact Investments, Children & Families, Results-Based Funding
The New York Times Fixes section highlights the Family Stability Pay for Success project in Connecticut aimed at reducing parental substance use for DCF-involved families. The article mentions Pay for Success (PFS) programs across the US and describes how this approach works to improve social outcomes. It also describes how PFS differs from standard social programs: raising upfront money to do prevention, concentrating resources on what works, and focusing attention on outcomes rather than outputs.
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‘Government Only Pays for the Positive Outcomes.’ A Strikingly New Approach to Social Problems
This Washington Post article describes PFS and how the model is being used in Connecticut, South Carolina, and Colorado to improve social outcomes.