Shifting narratives and mental models around older youth engaged in the foster care system in partnership with six states and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Locations: DC, GA, MD, ME, MS, NE
View a selection of FFI's current partnerships and where our work is happening on the ground as of fall 2024.
Shifting narratives and mental models around older youth engaged in the foster care system in partnership with six states and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Locations: DC, GA, MD, ME, MS, NE
Increasing access to affordable housing and employment in Boston with a systems change lens, in partnership with Boston Medical Center.
Location: Boston, MA
Reframing how coastal flooding is addressed and sparking bold regional action by focusing on the wellbeing of people and water.
Location: National
Equipping community advocacy and informing policy and philanthropy through a resident-led process to identify the local places and spaces that support wellbeing.
Location: North Flint, MI
A multi-phase partnership beginning with a revolutionary new approach to procurement; continuing with a youth-led community wellbeing asset mapping.
Location: New London, CT
Developing a “Caller Bill of Rights” to improve the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system.
Location: Chicago, IL and National
Building a community-led wellbeing measures at the invitation of the U.S. Census Bureau as part of The Opportunity Project’s 2024 innovation sprint.
Location: Washington, DC
Bringing a wellbeing orientation to efforts to improve results of national multi-disciplinary teams leading investigation and policy work on elder abuse.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Reimagining the statewide behavioral health system for prenatal through 25 with wellbeing at the center by centering community experience and expertise.
Location: Washington State
Shifting power and policy with four cities undertaking infrastructure investments and planning decisions. FFI’s Wellbeing Insights Assets and Tradeoffs tool helps measure wellbeing impact on affected communities and guide decision-making; our facilitated process shifts thinking and policy.
Locations: Brownfield Redevelopment (Kingston, NY) and Lake Erie Waterfront Redevelopment (Cleveland, OH)
Katya Fels Smyth introduced WIATT (the Wellbeing Insights, Assets & Tradeoffs Tool) in a webinar for the American Planning Association, St. Louis.
Katya sat down with Equal Measure President and CEO Leon T. Andrews, Jr. to discuss the five domains of wellbeing, the importance of sustained funding for systems change, and FFI’s closure this year.
This discussion guide accompanies the video of the same name that introduces a powerful visual analogy for the systems that lead to unequal access to wellbeing.