JPMorgan Chase is funding innovative solutions to address economic inequality and Abt is serving as JPMorgan Chase’s national evaluation partner for the AdvancingCities Challenge and PRO Neighborhoods competitions. In this role, we evaluated the outcomes and impact of investments of the AdvancingCities grantees. This report also captures lessons learned from 2019’s five grantees in the following areas:
- Adapting program outreach to increase participation by underserved populations.
- Enhancing service offerings to meet participants’ needs.
- Increasing support for small businesses to help them survive and thrive.
- Adapting job training programs to align with employers’ talent needs.
- Lessons from systems change activities.
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Housing, Communities & Asset Building in North America
Housing California Annual Conference 2025
Join Abt Global and other leaders for the Housing California 2025 annual conference in Sacramento.
2025 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness (NAEH)
Meet the Abt Global team at NAEH’s 2025 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness conference in Los Angeles.
Shelter from the Storm: Addressing the Dual Crisis of Extreme Weather and Homelessness
Homeless response systems need support to strengthen their resilience to extreme weather shocks and the disproportionate harm that extreme weather has on people experiencing homelessness.
Understanding Homeless Encampments in Long Beach, L.A. River Basin, and San Fernando Valley
A Conrad N. Hilton Foundation-funded, Abt-led evaluation studied three encampments in Los Angeles.