Poverty Plight
50% of DCPNI residents are extremely poor, falling below the federal poverty level.
Overcoming extreme poverty through education is the lofty goal of the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI). Working with partners from residents to businesses to schools to assistance agencies, this Washington, D.C. collaborative is establishing the groundwork to keep kids healthy and in school from cradle to college. Here’s how they’re putting it together.
A major achievement of the coalition was bringing together hostile school principals from two public charter schools and two traditional public schools for a joint strategic planning session where all sides benefited and helped the project move forward.
