SparkPoint Centers are community centers designed to support students and families in achieving academic success and housing and economic stability. PHS and partner Cindy J. Wong Consulting were engaged by United Way Bay Area to complete a participatory evaluation of the SparkPoint Toolkit. The final Toolkit is being used by colleges and universities statewide to support equitable pathways to prosperity for their students.
Read MoreThe magnitude of the housing crisis underscores the need for more efficient and equitable coordination of health services. In response to a Los Angeles City Council motion on this issue, PHS was commissioned by Home For Good of United Way of Greater Los Angeles and Los Angeles City Administrative Office to conduct a rapid-response landscape analysis.
Read MoreCongress had the opportunity to help families put food on the table and to infuse much-needed spending into the economy by raising the maximum benefit for SNAP during COVID-19. PHS and our partners at Nourish California (formerly California Food Policy Advocates) designed an analysis to help decision-makers understand the impact a 15% boost to SNAP (also known as CalFresh) would have on California by county and congressional district.
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