Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Children
Goal: Schools of Hope aims to increase third-grade reading proficiency to 75% by 2015 and 90% by 2020.
Impact: Students tutored through Schools of Hope have an increased reading proficiency compared to other students.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
Goal: The overarching purpose of the SMSI is to improve the quality of life for all people living and working in Seattle, within the means of nature.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Urban
Goal: The mission of SSDP is to understand and promote healthy behaviors and positive social development among children, adolescents, and young adults.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of this program is to match seniors with volunteer opportunities.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of the Senior FarmShare program is to provide local farms with income and low-income seniors with food assistance.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: Both local and state governments face huge challenges in providing senior populations access to public, agency, professional and family caregivers, and community services that allow seniors to remain independent. The complex maze of constantly changing program and service eligibility rules challenge even the most knowledgeable senior service providers. Fragmentation within senior service agencies further results in duplication of services, unnecessary waiting lists, and caregiver and volunteer burnout. This resource attempts to address those problems by providing quick and easy access to a variety of programs.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: The mentoring process is designed to help clients work through feelings and emotions, to recognize strengths and coping skills, and to redirect life toward greater meaning and purpose.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: The Seniors Preparing for Rainbow Years program was established to enhance the lives of LGBT persons age 60 and older.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of Serving Our Seniors is to help senior citizens live independently in their homes.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The mission of SEXINFO is to provide sexual health information to those at high risk for acquiring STIs in San Francisco, CA.