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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Launches New Initiative to Accelerate State and Local Homelessness Prevention and Rehousing

August 29, 2023

Chicago, Colorado, Detroit, and Los Angeles selected to join the GPL’s inaugural Homelessness Prevention & Rehousing Accelerator; jurisdictions will test innovative local solutions to nationwide challenges in homelessness response

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced four jurisdictions will participate in the inaugural Homelessness...

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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Expands Pretrial Initiative to Five Jurisdictions

October 3, 2023

Jurisdictions to Receive Applied Research Support and Technical Assistance to Improve Outcomes and Make Supervision Less Restrictive for People Awaiting Trial 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced five jurisdictions which will receive applied research support and technical assistance from its Pretrial Initiative. The Initiative is designed to support state and local jurisdictions seeking to improve outcomes for those awaiting trial while making pretrial supervision less restrictive....

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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Announces 2023–2024 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort

August 22, 2023

Largest-Ever Cohort Set to Receive Applied Research Support and Technical Assistance to Advance Unarmed Alternative Emergency Responses
 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced 14 members will participate in its 202324 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort, an initiative...

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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Announces 2022-2023 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort

August 18, 2022

Four Jurisdictions to Receive Targeted Technical Assistance to Advance Alternative Emergency Responses
 

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced four jurisdictions will participate in its 2022-2023 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort, an initiative...

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Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab Launches Initiative Designed to Accelerate Child and Family Wellbeing

August 9, 2022

Child & Family Wellbeing Accelerator will support jurisdictions implementing preventative supports that keep families together and contribute to child wellbeing

August 9, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today launched the Child & Family Wellbeing Accelerator, an initiative designed to help state and local...

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Long Beach Asks Vendors to Share Feedback in Survey

October 15, 2021
The City of Long Beach is asking past, current and prospective vendors to participate in a Vendor Engagement Survey to help guide procurement improvements. The survey is one result of a comprehensive evaluation and remaking of the City's procurement systems and processes, conducted in collaboration with the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL). The goal is to make procurement more efficient, consistent and forward-looking, so that all vendors are better positioned to... Read more about Long Beach Asks Vendors to Share Feedback in Survey

Press Release

September 14, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab selects five jurisdictions to participate in Alternative 911 Emergency Response project to advance public health approaches to public safety

 
Cambridge, MA – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced the selection of five jurisdictions that will participate in a new initiative designed to implement alternative responses to nonviolent 911 calls—Durham, North...
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Press Release: DHHS To Partner With Waypoint, Family Resource Center Of Northern New Hampshire For Community-Based Voluntary Services

November 30, 2020

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shared a press release, announcing partnerships with two social service agencies to provide community-based voluntary services for at-risk children and families. Governor Chris Sununu said, “The announcement of these two partnerships, which will serve to provide voluntary services, is yet another step forward in ensuring we continue to meet that commitment and in ensuring support services are readily accessible to New Hampshire families directly within their communities.” Read the full...

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New Hampshire DCYF: Data Moving in Right Direction

June 17, 2020

The state of New Hampshire released new data that shows substantial progress within the Division for Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). According to DCYF Director Joseph Ribsam, "New Hampshire’s children and families are far better off today," as a result of collective efforts to rebuild the state's Child Protection System. Read the press release here, see the data slides...

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