Want to learn more about upward mobility? Explore Urban research, insights from
communities and organizations across the country using the Upward Mobility Framework, and
tools and guides for those interested in advancing upward mobility and racial equity in
communities.
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The Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility in Your Community offers practical guidance for local leaders who are working to advance mobility from poverty so that all residents can thrive.
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
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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.
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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.
A large body of research shows that environmental quality is a key driver of upward economic mobility.
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To boost social connection, we first need to understand how to measure it.
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As anyone who has worked in or with government knows, elections can shift community priorities, budgets, policies, programs, and staffing significantly. Although this is evidenced most clearly by our recent national election results, state and local administration changes can also halt existing work
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