This case study documents the Pima County Mobility Action Team’s experience developing measurement strategies to assess the outcomes of the Prosperity Initiative.

This case study documents the steps local leaders in Dallas took to enhance collaboration across sectors and better meet the financial needs of residents.

To support upward mobility from poverty, policymakers must specifically consider the unique challenges people with disabilities face when designing and implementing policies.

Community foundations are critical actors in local efforts to advance upward mobility and play a variety of roles in these initiatives.

People also need access to living wage jobs to be able to reach long-term upward mobility, or a better standard of living than the previous generation experienced

Community surveys are a powerful tool that can help local stakeholders deepen their understanding of local needs and priorities and involve community members in local planning.

In North Tulsa, Oklahoma, generations of leadership, cultural wealth, and community advocacy have built a strong foundation for upward mobility. Yet many families in North Tulsa neighborhoods do not earn a living wage. In response, a growing, cross-sector movement has been working to strengthen

Transportation is closely linked to upward mobility, but it can be expensive and hard to access. Local leaders can look to Alexandria, Virginia, and the Upward Mobility Data Dashboard for strategies to address transportation barriers in their communities.

The Upward Mobility Initiative adopted six best practices to ensure the accurate construction of more than two dozen mobility metrics across 10 years for more than 3,500 counties and cities.

This appendix documents the criteria used to select metrics for each predictor and provides the set of years, available disaggregations, and data sources used to construct each metric on the Upward Mobility Data Dashboard.