Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance, Urban
The goal of this program is to encourage capital investment in low-income areas.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Families, Urban
Managed through the Child and Adolescent Services Branch of the Milwaukee County Mental Health Division in Wisconsin, Wraparound Milwaukee attempts to meet the mental heath, substance abuse, social service, and other supportive needs of the most complex youths in the Milwaukee community.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Disabilities, Children
-Train 100 youth with disabilities to become leaders in the disability community and other sectors of their communities
-Witness and document systems change in at least 10 WIA (Workforce Investment Act)-assisted youth programs in Chicago through trainings and focused one-on-one technical assistance
-Provide paid and unpaid work experiences for youth with disabilities.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Diabetes, Adults
The goal is for participants to lose seven percent of their body weight and increase their physical activity to 150 minutes per week in order to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Filed under Good Idea, Art & Recreation / Music, Older Adults
The Young at Heart Project aims to provide the therapeutic benefits of music and entertainment for senior citizens in convalescent and residential care facilities throughout Central and Northern California.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Children, Teens, Urban
The goal of the Young Parents Program is to help inner city teenage parents learn positive attitudes, behaviors, and parenting skills so that their children experience healthy growth and development a during their early and critical years.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Children
The goal of this program is to give Manchester area youth tools to earn their GEDs and meet their career goals.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Urban
YO! Baltimore helps young people, previously disconnected from traditional learning environments, to increase their wage earnings and education credentials.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Literacy, Teens
Youth Speaks aims to empower youth and effect change through written and oral literacy.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Children, Urban
The mission of Youth Together is to develop the potential of youth to be critical thinkers, engaged community members, and social change agents in their schools and communities.