Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Teens
Goal: To reduce violence among adolescents and young adults living in neighborhoods with high rates of poverty and violence in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse, Teens, Adults, Urban
Goal: The goal of Project SURVIVE is to end all forms of power abuse in relationships, social groups, and public institutions.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Children, Teens, Adults, Families
Goal: The Project Youth Green project is a community garden project that aims to involve families and youth in learning about local, sustainable food and gardening projects. The four acre community revitalization project focuses on youth education, community gardening and physical exercise.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / School Environment, Children
Goal: This program uses technology and innovative design to help hospitalized children stay involved with their classrooms and other students.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Urban
Goal: The Queens Botanical Garden, a living museum serving the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is committed to presenting collections, education and research initiatives and programs that demonstrate environmental stewardship, promote sustainability and celebrate the rich cultural connections between people and plants.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to help children who are having difficulty learning to read and write.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve students' ability to read, understand, and analyze text.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: Remembering When was developed to prevent deaths and injuries from fires and falls among older adults.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens
Goal: The goal of the program is to prevent young offenders from becoming chronic delinquents.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Housing & Homes
Goal: The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley is commited to improve the quality of life in the Lehigh Valley by building a community in which all people have access to economic opportunities, the ability to pursue those opportunities, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.