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A3.3.1 Developing the Work Plan

Evaluation of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Teams Pilot: Final Report. A3.3.1 Developing the Work Plan

The Detroit SC2 team was deployed on September 12, 2011. During the first week, the SC2 team met with staff from the city and state, as well as representatives from the Skillman and Kresge foundations. The mayor weighed in at that time with his priorities: public safety, public transportation, public lighting, neighborhood blight, and recreation.
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A3. Site Profile: Detroit

Evaluation of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Teams Pilot: Final Report. A3. Site Profile: Detroit

Implementation of the SC2 pilot initiative in Detroit began in September 2011, after an initial planning and assessment period earlier in the year. The team’s focus areas included transportation, public safety, neighborhood revitalization, economic and workforce development, and energy. However, given the challenging context in Detroit, SC2 team
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3.5 Summary of Reported Key Accomplishments

Evaluation of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Teams Pilot: Final Report. 3.5 Summary of Reported Key Accomplishments

While the SC2 teams undertook a vast number of activities, not all activities were completed, and among completed activities only a subset were regarded as key accomplishments by stakeholders interviewed for this study. The evaluation team’s discussions with pilot city stakeholders and team members examined what the SC2 teams were able to accomp
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2.4 City Perspectives on Participating in the

Evaluation of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Teams Pilot: Final Report. 2.4 City Perspectives on Participating in the SC2 Pilot

City leaders wanted to participate in the pilot to address a wide range of barriers to their cities’ economic development. While the pilot was intended to focus on job creation and economic development, city leaders interpreted this mandate very broadly and prioritized a wide range of issues their cities faced. According to the pilot cities’ i
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What Strategies Work for the Hard-To-Employ?

Performance Improvement 2013-2014. What Strategies Work for the Hard-To-Employ?

In the context of a public safety net focused on limiting dependency and encouraging participation in the labor market, policy makers and researchers are interested in individuals who face obstacles to finding and keeping jobs. The Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation project evaluated innovative strategies aimed a
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What Screening and Evaluation is Necessary to

Performance Improvement 2013-2014. What Screening and Evaluation is Necessary to Divert Adults With Mental Illness From Jail to Community-Based Services and What are the Characteristics of Individuals Diverted?

The Substance and Mental Health Services Administration sponsored an evaluation of a Jail Diversion Program diverting adults with mental illness from jail to community.. The program was developed to improve policy and practice for addressing the needs of persons with mental illness or those with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disor
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How Do Patients and their Caregivers Regard

Performance Improvement 2008. How Do Patients and their Caregivers Regard Medical Device Recalls and Safety Information?

This qualitative focus group study with patients and caregivers of patients who used medical devices explored their perceptions and opinions about medical device recalls and safety information. The research explored: reactions to and perceptions of the term "recall" as it relates to medical devices; reactions to and perceptions of alternative sign
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National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention

Performance Improvement 2003. National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention

Discharge Planning and Continuity of Care for HIV-Infected State Prison Inmates as They Return to the Community: A Study of Ten States
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Performance Improvement 2003

Performance Improvement 2003

Performance Improvement 2003: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the ninth annual report to Congress summarizing prior fiscal year evaluation efforts. The purpose of this report is to provide Congress with outcome-oriented evaluation findings for the Department’s programs, policies, and strategies. The re
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Performance Improvement 2013-2014

Performance Improvement 2013-2014

This report, Performance Improvement 2013-2014, the 18th in this series, summarizes the key findings from studies completed during the two fiscal-year period ending September 30, 2013.
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Evaluation of the Strong Cities, Strong

Evaluation of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Teams Pilot: Final Report

The Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative (SC2) is a new interagency approach to partnering with cities for economic growth launched by the White House Domestic Policy Council in 2011.  The SC2 initiative represents a new model of collaboration between federal and local government to improve how the federal government invests in and offers
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Performance Improvement 2008

Performance Improvement 2008

This Performance Improvement series of reports takes its name from the primary goal of carrying out evaluations – to improve the performance of programs meant to serve the greatest needs of the community. Performance Improvement 2008, the latest of these reports, makes available the most recently completed evaluations of the Department of Health
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