• Building Core Capabilities video

  • This 5-minute video depicts a theory of change for achieving breakthrough outcomes for vulnerable children and families.  From the the Frontiers of Innovation community at the Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University. Building on the Center’s 2013 video presenting the theory that building adult…

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  • Mobility Mentoring Research Paper

  • This paper published in 2012 by EMPath (formerly Crittenton Women’s Union), reviews the practice of “Mobility Mentoring,” defined as the professional practice of partnering with clients so that over time  they may acquire the resources, skills, and sustained behavior changes necessary to attain and preserve…

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  • WOOP video and website

  • WOOP is a practical, accessible, evidence-based mental strategy that people can use to find and fulfill their wishes and change their habits. Over twenty years of research shows that WOOP works. Known scientifically as Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions, the…

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  • EMPath website

  • One of the CalWORKs 2.0 Strategic Initiative partners, EMPath, is an innovative organization based in Boston, Massachusetts that brings together direct service, methodical research, local, state & national public policy advocacy and a concerted effort to transforms people’s lives by helping them…

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