Community Investment Framework

Two Major Impact Themes:
  1. Pathways Out of Poverty
  2. Championing Children
Pathways Out of Poverty
  • Overcoming Barriers to Work, Education and Workforce Training
    Reliable Transportation
    • Reliable Transportation
    • Affordable Childcare
    • Mental health
    • Substance abuse
    • Attitudinal barriers
    • Skills Training – Closing the skills gap
    • Access to Healthcare, Preventative Healthcare/Wellness, Dental Care
    • Food Insecurity
    • Affordable, Stable Housing
  • Parental Skills
  • Financial Literacy, Debt Consolidation/Renegotiation, and Improving Credit Scores
  • Domestic Violence (prevention and response)
  • Legislative Advocacy
Championing Children
  • School Readiness
  • Child Abuse and Neglect (prevention and response)
  • College and Career Readiness
  • Children’s Healthcare
  • Family Counseling
  • Housing/Shelter Services for Children
  • Academic Performance
  • Student Retention Rate Gaps (K-12, Postsecondary)
  • Mentorship
  • Citizenship
  • Mental Health Counseling
  • Tutoring
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
Overlapping Between Themes
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Literacy Support
  • Increasing School Attendance
  • Eliminating Achievement Gaps (under-resourced and under-represented students)
  • Increase Graduation Rates / Eliminate Graduation Rate Disparity
  • Community Engagement / Volunteerism to Support