Resource Library

Learn how we partnered with the City of Cleveland to transform its approach to development projects by implementing our Wellbeing Insights, Assets & Tradeoffs Tool (WIATT) to prioritize wellbeing and equity.

In Cleveland, Ohio, our work with government officials and residents offers a model for putting wellbeing at the center of how we design our cities.

In early 2024, FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker was joined by Henry A.J. Ramos and Gladys Carrión, two leaders who are transforming both the narratives that shape perceptions of crime and the systemic responses. Tune into their conversation as they shift the narrative on youth justice to highlight solutions that center wellbeing.

Mayor Michael Passero writes about the impact of the city of New London's partnership with FFI. Together, we're shifting how leaders and residents see their roles in building a city where everyone has a fair shot at wellbeing.

FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker contributes as co-author in a recent position paper from the Council for Juvenile Justice Administrators about how to apply to a wellbeing framework to juvenile justice.

Senchel Matthews, FFI's former associate director of built environment, writes about how the planning community can repair harms of the past to create a more just future in an article for Planning Magazine.

In an article for Medium, FFI Founder and CEO Katya Fels Smyth shares a new name for an enduring phenomenon: wellbeing stripping. Because it's not just financial assets that are often drained from communities that can least afford it, as part of major development or public good projects.

FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker, and Henry A. J. Ramos of The New School Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy explore how centering youth, families and communities creates more sustainable responses to crime.

The Fund for Shared Insight invited the Full Frame Initiative to share the Community Bill of Rights and Centering Community Self-Assessment Tool as integral resources for philanthropic organizations.

Traditional community engagement tools like surveys and focus groups can unintentionally harm communities. It's time to shift from community engagement to centering community. Watch our video to learn how.

Watch the recording of our conversation with Wellbeing Blueprint signer Elka Gotfryd,

Not everyone in our country has equal access to our democracy, or to our democratic processes. Learn how designing for wellbeing can help support democracy in your community.