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Public Safety
Public Safety

Reducing violent crime

Without new budget, new staff, or more arrests. A pragmatic guide for city leaders.
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Health
Health

Consent-based verification: A buying guide for state Medicaid and SNAP programs

The goal of this document is to help states quickly orient themselves to the CBV landscape and make a plan to decide which CBV tool is right for them.
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Perspectives

17A insights

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Economic Opportunity
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The $20 Billion Prize

How non-traditional players can help more people enroll in SNAP, and why they should care.
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How health insurers can partner with grocery stores

Health insurers and grocery stores make natural partners in driving SNAP and WIC enrollment. This piece breaks down why neither can afford to ignore the opportunity.
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Beyond the winter utility bill

As extreme summer heat grows more common, LIHEAP can't just be about winter.
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Public Safety
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Reducing violent crime

Without new budget, new staff, or more arrests. A pragmatic guide for city leaders.
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Guides, Templates & More

17A Resources

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Health
Health

Consent-based verification: A buying guide for state Medicaid and SNAP programs

The goal of this document is to help states quickly orient themselves to the CBV landscape and make a plan to decide which CBV tool is right for them.
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Data & Technology
Data & Technology

Data source integration for work requirements: A prioritization guide for state medicaid programs

The goal of this document is to help states decide which data integrations to prioritize and suggest potential priority datasets to focus on first.
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Our Favorite External Content

Curated reads

A selection of our favorite insights and resources, drawn from like-minded organizations in our space.
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Economic Opportunity
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CLIFF (Career Ladder Identifier and Financial Forecaster)

Interactive tools that model how benefits, taxes, and credits shift as earnings rise—helping coaches and clients see when cliffs hit.
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Our Chance TN

A pilot pairing family coaching with a “transitional benefit” that softens the cliff effect—one of the most concrete state-level tests of actually solving for benefits loss.
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Health
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City Health Dashboard

Health, equity, and social-driver metrics for the 750+ largest U.S. cities, with city-to-city benchmarking and downloadable data.
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Health
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CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets)

The longest-running mobile crisis response model in the country — civilian medic-and-counselor teams dispatched through 911 in lieu of police for behavioral and welfare calls.
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Shared Services
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GFOA Best Practices

The de facto reference standard for public budgeting, accounting, debt, and financial management practice in the United States and Canada.
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Data & Technology
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City AI Connect

A members-only community of practice for city government staff piloting and deploying generative AI, with a structured learning curriculum and peer office hours.
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Health
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Support Team Assisted Response (STAR)

A mental health-led co-response program that diverts low-level behavioral health calls away from police, with publicly reported outcomes and call-volume data.
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Health
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The Camden Core Model

An RCT-tested care management approach for patients with complex medical and social needs, built originally to address Camden's hospital super-utilizers.
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