| Notes |
Promise Neighborhoods is just one of a cluster of anti-poverty initiatives that the Children's Zone® has helped inspire. In 2010, the Obama administration also launched the Choice Neighborhoods program under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Choice Neighborhoods focuses on revitalizing public and HUD-assisted housing to promote economically sustainable, mixed-income communities. And, in January 2014, President Obama announced a new Promise Zones Initiative to help create jobs and increase economic security in 20+ communities through greater access to resources and strong federal partnerships with local business and community leaders. Of the first five Zones selected, three are also Promise Neighborhood implementation grantees; another eight Zones were announced in April 2015 and nine final Zones were announced in June 2016, bringing the total number of communities impacted by the Initiative to 22.
As a national model and critical source of guidance for struggling communities across the country, HCZ has consistently provided and will continue to provide a wealth of evidence for effective strategies to end generational poverty. |