Upward Mobility

The Upward Mobility Workgroup reviewed the Urban Institute Upward Mobility Framework, focusing on the pillar Rewarding Work and how economic stability supports overall health. Upward Mobility Framework | Urban Institute | Upward Mobility Initiative Members discussed refining two core CHIP goals centered on improving basic needs and expanding financial opportunities.

Proposed CHIP Goals:

• Draft Goal 1: Improve basic needs opportunities that support pathways to upward mobility.
• Draft Goal 2: Increase awareness of opportunities that help community members improve their financial situations.

Populations of Focus:

• Priority ZIP Codes, ALICE population, Adults with partial educational credentials

Discussion Highlights:

• Basic needs such as food access, housing stability, and safe living conditions are foundational to economic mobility
• Early CHIP efforts may focus on food access coordination among community partners while gathering expertise on housing
• Presentation from HopeNet introduced the Thrive Lights assessment tool for measuring changes in financial stability and well-being.

Español Thrive ICT (Familiar)

https://platform.povertystoplight.org/?token=ede39cbc-deea-4156-ae2c-18f2b7b8d440

Español Thrive ICT (Individual)

https://platform.povertystoplight.org/?token=ff5aa89e-a164-496f-85bd-56288484021a

Thrive ICT (Household)

https://platform.povertystoplight.org/?token=b1b688e0-5bc3-42b4-ab76-e6569124b63e

Thrive ICT (Individual)

https://platform.povertystoplight.org/?token=cc2796b2-1606-442b-86ce-e14c81a94fe7

Next Steps:

• Workgroups will continue refining goal wording and identifying populations of focus before the April meeting.

No workgroup meeting in March. Lens/co-chair meeting is scheduled for March 26th. The workgroup will meet next in April. For questions, email HealthCHIP@sedgwick.gov.

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