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Scale & Sustain 

This initiative helps partners adopt and implement proven strategies for lasting impact. It focuses on expanding and maintaining effective, evidence-based approaches to drive systemic change and improve outcomes for all children, youth, and young adults in East King County. Creating accountability within systems to fully support the thrival of every child, youth, and young adult in East King County.

 

  • Scale: Sharing knowledge and supporting the adoption of models or strategies that show improved outcomes, whether in a new organization, sector, or demographic.
  • Sustain: Providing continuous support and resources to maintain and improve these strategies for lasting impact.
Promotores Model &Providers Collective | 
Outcome Area: Kindergarten Readiness 

An active collaboration and shared accountability between Early Learning Providers (system leaders) and Community leaders (Promotores) to better support families and children preparing to enter Kindergarten, ensuring families have the power and resources to navigate systems to best support the thrival of their children.  

Noticias: Equity in Communications | 
Outcome Area: Cradle to Career

Trans-creation strategy to empower families by enabling access to information in culturally conscious ways and support in navigating the education system for the thrival of children and youth from K – 12. Transcreation goes beyond machine translation and is a model to put information in a cultural context that allows parents and caregivers to participate in their students’ educational journey.  

Benchmark of Quality |
Outcome Area: High-School Youth, Mental Health & Well-being

A self-evaluation framework to support in and out of school providers to improve conditions and systems that center the mental health and well-being of every youth they serve.

Mentorship: Pizza with a Purpose |
Outcome Area: High School & Beyond, Career Pathways

Culturally conscious programs for Black high school students foster relationships with Black professionals, creating a strong support network to guide them from high school to post-secondary education and their chosen careers.

People of Color Affinity Space | 
Outcome Area: Racial Equity, Adults

A space for people of color to experience healing, fellowship, and a celebration of diversity, fostering a deeper connection with cultural roots.

Interested in adopting or supporting any of these strategies? 

Goals

Why Scale & Sustain?

Scale & Sustain helps keep effective strategies in place that improve the lives of children, youth, and young adults who need it most. By investing resources to expand these approaches, we make systems stronger and create a more equitable society with better opportunities for everyone.

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Adopt Tested Strategies

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Data-backed Implementation Plan

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Center Youth Farthest from Justice

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Stronger Individual and Collective Systems

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Increase Equity & Reduce Harm

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