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The costs of persistent homelessness are high—not only to the County, but to the health and wellbeing of individuals experiencing homelessness as well. This analysis attempts to measure the dollars and cents associated with the…
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The OEC recognizes the difficult and essential work that underpaid and overworked staff in child care programs perform—work for children, families, and communities—and are seeking to leverage local, state, and federal resources to address this…
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For over a decade, Social Finance has worked with government and nonprofit partners to design and implement data-driven programs that support families in the transition to parenthood. Congress’ recent reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and…
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This historic piece of legislation gives us the opportunity to scale an industry that will power our economic future—and with some operational adjustments, public sector leaders can increase the likelihood that it delivers real impact.
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Despite promising initial evidence, recovery housing has only recently become part of the formal array of recovery services that receive public funding and legislative oversight. By increasing its supply of recovery housing, Louisiana joins many…
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Horizons podcast host Tameshia Bridges Mansfield and special guest Sarah Miller of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta discuss the challenge of financing the future of work and how today's future of learning—with or without…
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The first year of the latest outcomes rate card offers learnings not just for the State of Connecticut and its home visiting providers but also for other jurisdictions looking to start similar outcomes-based initiatives.
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Social Finance responded to The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) request for input on how the federal government might encourage equitable data collaboration.
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The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood is launching a two-year universal home visiting and community health worker pilot. Social Finance collaborated with CT OEC and partnering agencies to design the pilot, secure funding, and plan…
