#89 - Co-creating Solutions for Economic Mobility: The Opportunity Accelerator

--- In partnership with Results for America, GovEx helps empower communities to solve problems.--- In the latest episode of Data Points, we get an overview of the Opportunity Accelerator, a recently completed program in support of place-based initiatives focused on economic mobility with the goal of specific, population-level outcomes. Place-based initiatives aim to improve quality of life and access to opportunity, particularly for people of color and families with low incomes who live in neighborhoods, cities, and rural communities experiencing disinvestment. The program was administered by Results for America in collaboration with a variety of organizations, including GovEx.--- We’re joined by three GovEx Senior Advisors who were involved with Opportunity Accelerator engagements and discuss what makes place-based initiatives like these different from traditional technical assistance engagements. We also discuss the ways in which the coaches needed to adjust their approaches to meet the needs of the communities they were serving and develop new toolkits to bring the engagements to successful conclusions.--- Learn more about the Opportunity Accelerator (https://results4america.org/opportunity-accelerator/)--- Learn more about GovEx (https://govex.jhu.edu/)--- Fill out our listener survey! (https://share.hsforms.com/1vWk35gnzQn6yU5BqpE1QbQ2jlaq)