Forsyth County’s housing system is not merely a stock of units; it is an institutional architecture that organizes mobility, opportunity, and risk. Part 2 of the Humane Housing Network’s “Current Landscape” advances a pragmatic frame of Prevention, Preservation, and Production mapped onto a pathway from Urgency to Stability, Permanence, and Thriving, with the aim of … Continue reading Forsyth County Humane Housing Network: Understanding the Current Landscape Part 2
Forsyth County Humane Housing Network: Understanding the Current Landscape
Part 1 of the Humane Housing Network’s Current State Assessment, a data-rich look at Forsyth County’s housing ecosystem and what it takes to move residents from urgency to thriving housing conditions. Drawing on a 260-page draft, years of studies, and new mixed-methods research (35+ interviews, focus groups, workshops), the presentation maps the continuum: emergency shelter, … Continue reading Forsyth County Humane Housing Network: Understanding the Current Landscape
Shift_Ed Aligning Resources for Collective Impact Convening
Innovative Research Insights delivered a capacity building workshop at the Shift_Ed Aligning Resources for Collective Impact Convening (Fall 2025) focused on moving organizations from vision to action by cultivating a learning culture and strengthening evaluation practices. The session emphasized how evaluation can serve as a driver of organizational learning, not just a compliance exercise. The … Continue reading Shift_Ed Aligning Resources for Collective Impact Convening
Shifting Narratives: Igniting High Point to End Homelessness!
"Shifting Narratives: Igniting High Point to End Homelessness!" was a community event hosted by Partners Ending Homelessness (PEH) and The Foundation for a Healthy High Point on September 25, 2025, in High Point, NC. The event aimed to shift public perception of homelessness, discuss the root causes, and promote innovative solutions by bringing together residents, healthcare professionals, service providers, … Continue reading Shifting Narratives: Igniting High Point to End Homelessness!
Re-Engage with Robotics: What Guilford County’s Grant Teaches Us about Equity, Belonging, and STEM Readiness
What does it take to move after-school robotics from a well-intentioned grant to a durable engine of learning and belonging? This evaluation of the NC Department of Public Instruction’s Educational and Competitive After-School Robotics Grant in Guilford County Schools offers a candid answer. Drawing on mixed methods, coach and mentor interviews, parent surveys, and student … Continue reading Re-Engage with Robotics: What Guilford County’s Grant Teaches Us about Equity, Belonging, and STEM Readiness
Beyond Access: A Regional Roadmap to Digital Equity in the Piedmont Triad
Digital inclusion is not simply a matter of laying fiber; it is a question of social membership... who can learn, work, obtain care, and participate in civic life in an increasingly digital society. The Piedmont Triad Regional Digital Inclusion Plan, completed in late 2024, answers this challenge with a clear, evidence-based roadmap for twelve counties. … Continue reading Beyond Access: A Regional Roadmap to Digital Equity in the Piedmont Triad
Holistic Coaching, Whole Families: An Annotated Bibliography
What if we treated coaching and case management not as compliance tasks but as relational practices that build capability over time? This annotated bibliography, authored on behalf of The Prosperity Agenda with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, assembles the strongest evidence to date on person-centered and family-centered approaches across human services, health, education, and … Continue reading Holistic Coaching, Whole Families: An Annotated Bibliography
The Emergence of Family-Centered Coaching: From Casework to Co-Creation
What happens when human services shift from “managing” cases to partnering with families as experts in their own lives? This report, authored by Innovative Research Insights, traces a decade of experimentation and evaluation behind Family-Centered Coaching (FCC), an approach that reframes practice around relationships, dignity, and shared power. Originating in philanthropic investments and refined through … Continue reading The Emergence of Family-Centered Coaching: From Casework to Co-Creation
Franklin County’s Housing Crossroads: What the Data Tells Us, and What We Can Do
Franklin County is no longer a “sleepy rural county” at Raleigh’s edge; it is now one of North Carolina’s fastest-growing communities. The population of this county rose an estimated 11.7% from 2020 to 2024 and is projected to climb another 10.5% by 2030. Growth has brought higher incomes to the community from those working in … Continue reading Franklin County’s Housing Crossroads: What the Data Tells Us, and What We Can Do
Forsyth County’s Housing Crisis by the Numbers: A Data-Driven Call to Action
If you’ve been following conversations about housing in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, you know things are tough for those seeking decent affordable homes. The latest presentation from Innovative Research Insights, “Current State – the Data,” lays out the reality with sharp clarity. Using fresh data from local, state, and national sources, IRI reveals just how … Continue reading Forsyth County’s Housing Crisis by the Numbers: A Data-Driven Call to Action
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