Description
The Promise Neighborhoods program aims to improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth living in distressed communities. The program serves neighborhoods with high concentrations of low-income individuals, poverty, childhood obesity, academic challenges, and juvenile delinquency. The program requires applicants to provide evidence of effectiveness, which can be demonstrated through research, evaluation findings, or other relevant data. The application process involves submitting an evidence form, which includes providing citations and relevance of the studies, describing the project component and overlap of populations and settings, and explaining how the project component is informed by the research or evaluation findings.
Key aspects of the program include:
• Improving academic and developmental outcomes for children and youth
• Serving neighborhoods with high concentrations of low-income individuals and poverty
• Requiring applicants to provide evidence of effectiveness
• Involving a comprehensive approach to address the needs of the community
• Providing access to a community-based continuum of high-quality services
• Ensuring school readiness, high school graduation, and access to post-secondary education
• Addressing the needs of children with disabilities and English learners