Strategies

Support acquisition of job-specific skills through education, certification programs, or on-the-job training, often with personal development resources and other supports

Provide preschool education and comprehensive support to families with low incomes, including small classes, student meals, and home visits with referrals for social service support as needed

Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social development among young children from families with low incomes, with supports such as home visiting or parental education

Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS

Establish time-limited, subsidized, paid jobs to help individuals with barriers to employment transition to unsubsidized employment

Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones