Press Release: New Tax Credit will improve outcomes for children and working families in South Carolina
May 11, 2017 CONTACT: Bryan Boroughs, bboroughs@instituteforchildsuccess.org, 843-619-7586 New Tax Credit…
Improving Outcomes for Children: Feasibility Study Findings from Our Second Social Innovation Fund Cohort
At the Institute for Child Success, we know and honor that many communities want to do more to improve outcomes for their youngest but lack the resources or strategies to always do so. We see Pay for Success (PFS) financing…
Powered by ICS Coaching, City of Tempe, Arizona Moves to Expand High-Quality Preschool
by Katherine Klem, Director Policy Innovation and Impact The Institute for Child Success (ICS) is proud to announce an exciting result of a feasibility study it coached in Tempe, Arizona: Tempe has decided to expand free high-quality preschool! With funds from…
#SmallTalks gathering focuses on common issues, need for unity on early childhood
If you were feeling down about national political divisions these days, you should have been at ICS’s #SmallTalks event in Greenville, S.C., the evening of Feb. 22. National early childhood experts and innovators joined ICS for a panel discussion on…
The Power of a Continuum of Services for Children and Families
by Megan Carolan, Director for Policy Research Last month, ICS shared the news that we’ve received funds from the Nonprofit Finance Fund to continue working with partners in Spartanburg, South Carolina around improved outcomes for families and children through the…
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
Keller Anne Ruble, Associate for Policy Research What would you do with an extra $1,000 at tax time? Buy that new 4K TV you’ve been eyeing? Take an awesome vacation and relax? For many working families, tax time doesn’t afford…
ICS Receives Award from Nonprofit Finance Fund to Support Pay for Success Project in Spartanburg
The Institute for Child Success has received $200,653 from Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) as part of a federal effort powered by the Corporation for National and Community Service’s Social Innovation Fundto address entrenched social challenges. The funds will bring Spartanburg partners…
Pay for Success Technical Assistance Competition Open Now
We’re excited to announce that ICS is again opening its competition for Pay for Success Technical Assistance focused on early childhood programs. ICS’s technical assistance will help states and local governments determine whether to pursue PFS financing to expand services…
Lessons from South Carolina’s Pay for Success Pilot Period
It was a proud day for ICS when South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced the Nurse–Family Partnership Pay for Success Project back in February. ICS had been a key proponent of this project from its early days, conducting the feasibility…
Two opportunities for PFS to add value to federal programs (Cross Post)
ICS provides technical assistance and resources on utilizing Pay for Success financing for early childhood programs. Often, this work is focused on home-visiting services, high-quality preschool, or expanding evidence-based child welfare models. As ICS's Bryan Boroughs and AmericaForward's Nicole Truhe…