Collaborative on Economic Mobility
The Collaborative on Economic Mobility showcases emerging and promising practices that support economic mobility in low-income communities, offering strategies that can strengthen the Community Action network’s capacity to deliver services that advance economic mobility.
Fresh Finds
The Fresh Finds Newsletter is being offered quarterly through the Collaborative on Economic Mobility and will feature a variety of different resources for Community Action Agencies, State Associations, State Offices, Tribes and Tribal Organizations in the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network to learn from the experiences of other community leaders, expand organizational capacity, and implement innovative programs and services that improve outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
The tools, resources, and highlighted initiatives featured in the newsletter will focus on the key areas of economic mobility for all people, including:
- Workforce Development
- Community-Asset Building
- Whole Family Approaches
- Innovative Community Programs and Organizations
- High-Quality Education
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Key Focus Areas
Workforce Development
Community-Asset Building
Innovative Community Programs
and Organizations
Two-Generation &
Whole Family Approaches
High-Quality Education
Featured Webinars
Innovative Approaches to Workforce Development
Gain insight into the emerging trends and promising practices for advancing economic mobility through innovative workforce development strategies. This webinar series provides the opportunity to learn from the successes and challenges of local Community Action Agencies who have implemented innovative workforce development strategies. Participants will have the opportunity to identify actionable strategies that can be replicated and adapted to meet the unique needs of their own local community.
Building and Sustaining Strategic Partnerships
This webinar series highlights Community Action Agencies who are leveraging strategic partnerships to advance innovative economic mobility initiatives. Participants will have the opportunity to gain insights from the experiences of other Community Action leaders who have bult and sustained trusted working relationships with cross-sector partners in the areas of Workforce Development, and Community-Asset Building. Through intentionality and collaboration, Community Action Agencies can coordinate and enhance services to improve outcomes for individuals and families.
Financial Education and Wealth Generation Strategies for Economic Mobility
This webinar highlights the importance of community asset building through financial empowerment. The Louisville Office of Financial Empowerment shares their experience of integrating financial empowerment into a Community Action Agency. They showcase how strategic partnerships supported this effort and how financial empowerment programming became a standard part of their service delivery.
Equipping the Journey: Exploring the Resources from the Collaborative on Economic Mobility
This webinar training offers a practical overview of tools and resources available through the Collaborative on Economic Mobility that are designed to help support individuals, families, and communities on the journey to economic mobility. Participants will explore the curated selection of resources that address common challenges to economic mobility and will gain insight into actionable strategies for implementation with local community initiatives.
Turning Ideas into Impact: Implementing Innovative Approaches to Advance Economic Mobility: Part 1
This webinar explores how Community Action Agencies (CAAs) can create the conditions for innovation to thrive by establishing innovation as an organizational value, aligning resources, and forming strategic partnerships. Designed for executive leaders, program directors, managers, and emerging leaders, this webinar helps prepare teams to design and implement innovative initiatives.
Tools and Resources
Elevate & Innovate: A Resource for State Associations
This toolkit is designed to make it easier than ever for State Associations to access and share resources from the Collaborative on Economic Mobility with local Community Action Agencies. Each resource includes sample text for sharing in newsletters and on social media, as well as a variety of ready-to-use graphic options. Join the Collaborative on Economic Mobility in amplifying emerging and promising practices to advance economic mobility by sharing these transformative resources with your local network!
Case Study Series
This series of case studies highlights innovative economic mobility initiatives that are transforming communities across the country. Each story showcases a local Community Action Agency’s journey toward implementation, including funding, partnerships, successes, challenges, and lessons learned.