In this past weekend's DMN Metro section, Sharon Grigsby highlights a big healthcare win -- access to birth control for community college students -- that took years of navigating bureaucratic challenges. It simply could not have gotten done without tremendous leadership and genuine partnership from many within Parkland Health and Dallas College. See link below to access the full article. https://lnkd.in/gVu-pyVc
Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL)
Non-profit Organization Management
Dallas, Texas 1,543 followers
Breaking Intergenerational Poverty in Dallas
About us
The Problem: Among major cities, Dallas has the third highest rate of child poverty in the nation. Today, one out of every three of our children grows up in poverty. This impairs cognitive and physical development, incites risky behaviors, and creates lasting health challenges. Consequently, chances for economic mobility in our region are slim -- and the odds that today’s children in poverty will grow up to be parents of children in poverty are high. CPAL exists because the level of child poverty in Dallas is morally unacceptable and economically unsustainable. CPAL’s North Star Goal: Reduce Child Poverty by 50% over the next 20 years The Approach: Key drivers of success (basic needs, education, jobs, family/neighborhood prosperity, etc) are symbiotically entwined. There is no single silver-bullet that will move large numbers of children to future economic security, especially within the timeframe of two decades or less. Instead it will require action from multiple angles, using data as a guide to identify our biggest opportunities for progress and to highlight the most impactful strategies to prioritize for scale. CPAL acts as a data backbone committed to breaking intergenerational poverty and improving economic mobility across our region. For the first time in Dallas’ history, the chief executives of our largest government agencies (T.C. Broadnax – City of Dallas, Clay Jenkins - Dallas County, Michael Hinojosa - DISD, Gary Thomas - DART, Fred Cerise - Parkland, Laurie Larrea - Workforce Solutions, Joe May - DCCCD, Rene Hall – Dallas Police Department, Chris Durovich – Children’s Health) have been meeting together on an ongoing basis. Collectively representing $9B+ in annual budget authority, this group of leaders has chosen reducing child poverty as their common agenda and CPAL is keeping data at the center of the conversation.
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http://www.childpovertyactionlab.org
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- Non-profit Organization Management
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- 11-50 employees
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- Dallas, Texas
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- Nonprofit
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- 2018
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511 N Akard St
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Dallas, Texas 75201, US
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The Addy Foundation loves collaboration among our partner organizations; it creates a lasting impact, is efficient, and ignites new ways of thinking. Today, we saw this in action with agencies The Addy Foundation supports. I was so proud of Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL), TrustHER Hub, Dallas College, and Parkland Health working together to improve health access for all with a new mobile health clinic that will provide family planning services and other medical resources directly to our community where they are. I am proud we could play a small part in bringing their vision into reality. #healthcareaccess #familyplanning Congratulations to all these amazing folks/organizations!
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Discover the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) new tool mapping the risk of displacement in Dallas and Tarrant counties - made possible by Charles Schwab. By analyzing five key housing metrics, including evictions and property values, it highlights vulnerable areas. Use it to inform your work and share with colleagues. Link: https://bit.ly/44GEJBi #DallasHousingCoalition
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In The Dallas Morning News today, Leah Waters discusses how BDT is working with the City of Dallas Office of Community Care to reduce barriers to participation in public benefit programs and improve economic stability for families citywide. “We are excited to see our longstanding partners at City Hall and BDT working together to leverage data and proactively deliver available benefits to Dallas families.” - Alan C., CEO of Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) https://hubs.li/Q02nXxsJ0 #dataforgood #foodassistance #healthcare #humanservices #governmentinnovation #CityofDallas
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'The City of Dallas is teaming up with a national nonprofit, Benefits Data Trust, to ensure that seniors, children and other eligible city residents will have access to programs that provide critical resources like nutrition, healthcare and other support families need... The collaboration between the city and BDT is rooted in BDT’s work with the Child Poverty Action Lab,a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting and ending childhood poverty in Dallas. “One of the most powerful and achievable strategies Dallas can pursue to support children is helping working families access the hundreds of millions of dollars that go underutilized each year in the form of benefits ranging from food stamps or tax credits,” said Alan Cohen, chief executive officer of CPAL. “We are excited to see our longstanding partners at City Hall and BDT working together to leverage data and proactively deliver available benefits to Dallas families.” ' https://lnkd.in/gUsPEVtf
New Partnership Aims to Make Benefits Enrollment Easier for Eligible Dallas Families
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Here is a great tool for assessing neighborhood resources developed by the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) in #Dallas. It draws a 2-mile radius around each of the city's schools and provides detail on the economic, education, family, health, and community dynamics using a series of questions. This allows the user to see which places are lacking in what areas, where there is a need for addition attention, and what types of initiatives might be most needed. The information was collected by the Dallas Independent School District and used to develop plans for new community hubs in different parts of the city. You can play with the tool here: https://lnkd.in/gssAD84K This article from D Magazine highlights some of the history: https://lnkd.in/gby_Emh8 Thank you to Alan Cohen who heads CPAL for sharing this information. I hope others can leverage it. #education #neighborhoods Partners for Rural Impact #poverty #inequality #socialimpact StriveTogether https://lnkd.in/gnrcrfms
Demo: Community Resource Explorer (CRE)
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💡Project Spotlight: Tackling Maternal Disparities Our team recently partnered with United Way and Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) to help launch the Tarrant County Community Doula Program through community engagement. This Community Doula Program matters because of the extreme maternal health disparities that exist in our nation. Maternal mortality rates in Tarrant County are significantly higher than the national average, and this county's public health area has the 2nd highest maternal mortality rate among Black women in Texas. ⤵️ All birthing people deserve a positive birth experience. We knew building a diverse design team would create the best Community Doula Program possible. So, how did we go about meaningfully connecting with and recruiting community members to participate? 🤝 We collaborated with trusted Tarrant County community partners 💬 We communicated the value of an established doula program to participants ⏳ We compensated participants for their time through stipends #commongood #communityimpact #consulting #socialimpact #nonprofit #maternalhealth
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