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This case chronicles the early efforts of Resilient Southern Illinois (Resilient SI), an initiative of the statewide nonprofit Partnership for Resilience in IL. PfR brings together school leaders, teachers, students, families, and health care providers to coordinate strong systems of support for children affected by trauma. Through interviews with local leaders, the case distills several key lessons that can help inform other rural collaborative efforts seeking to build on existing assets in order to bolster children's wellbeing. This video accompanies the case. Access the full article here.

A Profile of the Children's Cabinet in Chattanooga-Hamilton County, TN This case examines how the Children's Cabinet in Chattanooga-Hamilton County, TN came together to drive a collaborative, coordinated response to meet children's most acute needs during the pandemic and how it will sustain that level of urgency going forward.The profile also includes a set of recommendations for other collaborative leaders who are navigating this challenging time. Access the full article here.

One of the main goals of the Somerville Children's Cabinet was to expand out-of-school time to address the city's growing opportunity gap. The city's partnership with Breakthrough Greater Boston focused on providing intensive summer instruction, afterschool programs, and college guidance to middle and high school students. This video accompanies our case study featuring the Somerville Children's Cabinet and its partnership with Breakthrough Greater Boston. Access the video here.

This guide outlines key criteria for cross-sector leaders to use when choosing metrics to measure their impact. These criteria include public resonance, evidence base, purposeful link to goals, feasibility, and achievable impact. Access the full article here.

Through our Success Plans research project, we examine how personalized plans-tangible tools for identifying children and youth's strengths, interests, and needs and matching them with tailored supports and opportunities-have the potential to reshape our education system. Yet such plans are largely underemployed in the education field. We launched the Success Plans project to learn how communities can harness this tool to ensure all children and youth grow and thrive. Our research report examines several key questions: What types of personalized plans exist? How are plans being developed and

This resource is a sample student Success Plan that was created by the Unity Point School District in southern Illinois. It consists of 24 questions designed to assist Navigators in getting to know a student's unique assets, talents, and needs. Access the full article here.