Updates
- All five 2011 Social Innovation Fund intermediary grantmakers (NCB Capital Impact, Corporation for Supportive Housing, U.S. Soccer Foundation, Mile High United Way, and United Way for Southeastern Michigan) have announced their subgrantee selections. For information on the selected organizations, click on each intermediary's Project Profile.
- Read the Corporation for National and Community Service's press release (Aug. 4, 2011) about the results of the 2011 Social Innovation Fund competition here.
Economic opportunity: Increasing economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals.
- NCB Capital Impact
- Project Profile
- Champlain Housing Trust - Social Innovation Fund Stories of Impact
- NCB Capital Impact, through its Stewardship Capacity Fund (SCF), is investing in 10 community-based non-profits to grow and replicate "shared equity homeownership" (SEH) programs that enable local organizations to more effectively manage public investment in affordable homeownership.
Healthy futures: Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the risk factors that can lead to illness.
- Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Project Profile
- The 10th Decile Project - Stories of Impact from the Social Innovation Fund
- Audio recording and presentation materials from CSH's February 2, 2012 webinar.
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Corporation for Supportive Housing is expanding and replicating models in California, Michigan and Connecticut that combine health, housing and social services to improve outcomes for homeless individuals with complex health needs who frequently use multiple public crisis systems.
- U.S. Soccer Foundation
- Project Profile and video
- Soccer for Success - Social Innovation Fund Stories of Impact
- U.S. Soccer Foundation is supporting the expansion and replication of Soccer for Success (SfS) in 13 cities. Soccer for Success is an after-school program that improves the health of low-income youth by reducing obesity through physical activity and nutrition education.
Youth development: Preparing America's youth for success in school, active citizenship, productive work and healthy and safe lives.
- Mile High United Way
- Project Profile
- Mile High United Way is funding 11 programs that engage volunteers to improve third grade literacy rates in 48 rural and urban communities across the state of Colorado. They are coordinating with early childhood education programs and service providers to increase 3rd grade reading proficiency by 25 percent by 2016.
- United Way for Southeastern Michigan
- Project Profile
- United Way for Southeastern Michigan is working toward ensuring that 80 percent of children in Detroit enter kindergarten with the social, emotional and cognitive foundation for success by investing in 11 community-based organizations with innovative programs to improve early childhood learning outcomes for children in needy communities throughout greater Detroit.
