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Can Free Financial Counseling Help Address Detroit’s Eviction Crisis?

Can Free Financial Counseling Help Address Detroit’s Eviction Crisis?

Mindful of the two-way relationship between housing and economic security, the City of Detroit focuses on ramping up targeted wraparound…
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New Orleans’ Playbook for Closing the Skills Gap

New Orleans’ Playbook for Closing the Skills Gap

The city is betting internships and clearly defined career pathways will lead to increased economic mobility for young New Orleanians
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Rochester Helps Residents ‘ROC’ Their Refund

Rochester Helps Residents ‘ROC’ Their Refund

Can the City help the working poor turn an underused tax credit into a better life?
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Cincinnati Charts a Path Toward Inclusive Capitalism

Cincinnati Charts a Path Toward Inclusive Capitalism

Can the City improve residents’ economic mobility by helping companies to better support employees?
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Tulsa’s Turn Toward Prosperity for All

Tulsa’s Turn Toward Prosperity for All

Mindful of its painful racial history, the City of Tulsa is determined to support previously sidelined North Tulsans
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Lansing Makes It Easier to Save for a Lifetime of Success

Lansing Makes It Easier to Save for a Lifetime of Success

Michigan’s capital city is determined to put college within reach of low-income families
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Dayton Doubles Down on Preschool Attendance

Dayton Doubles Down on Preschool Attendance

Can the City’s investment in kindergarten readiness spur economic growth?
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Recharging Racine

Recharging Racine

Can the city’s investment in a high school equivalency program improve residents’ economic mobility?
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Newark’s Fight for Housing Stability

Newark’s Fight for Housing Stability

To break the cycle of poverty and increase economic mobility, the City is protecting tenants’ legal rights and affordable housing
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The What Works Cities Economic Mobility Cohort

The What Works Cities Economic Mobility Cohort

Meet the cities working with What Works Cities to accelerate economic mobility
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