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Improved Public Spaces and Infrastructure for the People of Compton, California

  • Publication date May 8, 2023
The Compton City Team

Guest blog by Karen Harris, Rosalind McGary, La Shawn Kindle-Young, Jimmie Smith, John D. Strickland Jr, Maria Villareal, Alonzo Williams The Great Outta Compton team was officially established in January 2023 by Mayor Emma Sharif to tackle some of the problems facing our community. The team consists of community stakeholders, and city staff; each of…Continue Reading Improved Public Spaces and Infrastructure for the People of Compton, California

Connecting Young Professionals to Local Government Public Service in Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Publication date May 2, 2023
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Guest blog by Stephanie Zamora, MPA Taking on large organizational or societal challenges requires a degree of creativity, risk-taking, and discomfort in addressing them properly. While we can certainly continue to rely on traditional methods of policy implementation, we may find ourselves missing the mark, not delivering on promises, and depleting the most scare resource:…Continue Reading Connecting Young Professionals to Local Government Public Service in Scottsdale, Arizona

Go Fish! Tackling Chronic Street Homelessness in Central Beaverton

  • Publication date May 1, 2023
Beaverton Team photo outside

Guest blog by Mike Backman, Alicia Bermes, Dawn Borgardt, Jenny Haruyama, Kim Haughn, Stacy Jepson, Marni Kuyl, Sia Lindstrom When our team first began our journey to tackle homelessness, we were looking through a fisheye lens. The problem we wanted to tackle was broad, it involved a large area – all of Beaverton – and…Continue Reading Go Fish! Tackling Chronic Street Homelessness in Central Beaverton

Tackling Affordable Housing in Tarrant County Texas

  • Publication date April 24, 2023
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Guest Blog by: Abby Yang, Amina Benzakour Knidel, Gulnaz Kordanova, Priyanka Varma, Sana Ikram, and Shashwat These past seven weeks, the six of us, all from different personal and professional backgrounds, worked together to learn about and practice how to apply the problem driven iterative adaptation (PDIA) approach to a real-life issue. Specifically, we worked…Continue Reading Tackling Affordable Housing in Tarrant County Texas

Increasing Enrollment in a Senior Citizen Employment Program in MA

  • Publication date April 19, 2023
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Guest blog by Danielle Bayer, Julia Lemesh, Othmane Ouhaddach, Konstantin Usov, Nanako Yamaguchi The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a federally funded community service and work-based job training program for low-income Americans who are 55+ years old. A program authorized by the Older Americans Act, SCSEP provides training for low-income, unemployed seniors, many…Continue Reading Increasing Enrollment in a Senior Citizen Employment Program in MA

Unlocking the Key to Safe Housing in Scranton, Pennsylvania

  • Publication date April 17, 2023
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Lessons from Scranton: How Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation Can Transform an Intractable Housing Crisis for Vulnerable Groups Group blog by Michael Reschke, Velaphi Mamba, VK Vu, Nadyah Hilmi, Ussen Galym, Sam Pairavi How do you address a minimally framed development challenge without data and an ominously opaque understanding of the real problem? Where do you…Continue Reading Unlocking the Key to Safe Housing in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Providing Mental Health Access to Vulnerable Youth in New York City

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Guest blog by Shanequa E. Moore, IPP ’22 When I applied to the IPP program, I envisioned a traditional academic experience; yet, what I received has helped me to embrace both my passions and frustrations with public policy and uncover the possibilities of what we can accomplish when we work together. I recall the words…Continue Reading Providing Mental Health Access to Vulnerable Youth in New York City

Tackling Homelessness in Scottsdale, Arizona

Cardboard sign displaying "Help" in a grocery card with blankets

Guest blog by Sue Oh, IPP’ 22  I had been in my role as the Homeless Outreach Coordinator for six months before I was presented with the opportunity to be a part of the Implementing Public Policy Program.  There was an increasing number of people experiencing homelessness in the City and I had been tasked…Continue Reading Tackling Homelessness in Scottsdale, Arizona