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Frequently Asked Questions

What membership levels does the Exchange offer?

Level One: Learning Member - Level One membership is designed for organizations interested in developing a deeper

understanding of Mobility Mentoring® and connecting with other Exchange member organizations. Level One membership is

not available to organizations currently implementing a Mobility Mentoring® informed model.

Level Two: Mobility Mentoring® Informed Practitioner - Level Two membership is designed specifically for organizations

that are implementing or ready to implement a Mobility Mentoring® informed model. Level Two members will work with the

Exchange to track and share programmatic outcomes.

Level Three: Certified Mobility Mentoring® Organization - Level Three membership is designed for Level Two organizations

who have experience implementing a Mobility Mentoring® informed model and who wish to be certified by EMPath as

delivering Mobility Mentoring® services. Level Three membership includes replicating the Mobility Mentoring® model to fidelity

and working with the Exchange to track and share programmatic outcomes.

What are the benefits for each level of membership?

For detailed information on the benefits included with each membership level, please refer to the Economic Mobility

Exchange Membership Overviews and Benefits sheet (below).

If your organization is interested in learning more about becoming a certified Mobility Mentoring® organization, please contact

Jennifer Lowe at [email protected].

What is the annual cost for each level of membership?

Level One pricing is $500 for nonprofit direct service providers and $2,500 for government agencies, community networks,

foundations, and institutions of higher education.

Level Two and Level Three pricing is based on the number of participants served with a Mobility Mentoring® informed model.

Level Two pricing for organizations serving 1-100 participants starts at $1,000 for nonprofit direct service providers and $3,000

for government agencies, community networks, foundations, and institutions of higher education.

Level Three pricing for organizations serving 1-100 participants starts at $750 for nonprofit direct service providers and $2,500

for government agencies, community networks, foundations, and institutions of higher education. Additional costs associated

with Level Three membership include a $3,000 initial application fee, $1,800 onsite review plus travel costs, and $1,200

recertification fee every three years.

For detailed pricing information, please refer to the Economic Mobility Exchange Annual Membership Pricing sheet (below)

or contact a member of the Exchange team for an accurate pricing estimate.

Why is the membership cost dependent on the number of participants served?

In order to provide organizations with the in-depth support conducive to implementing a Mobility Mentoring® informed model

on a larger scale, EMPath licenses use of the Mobility Mentoring® model and tools based on the number of participants served.

In an effort to keep membership costs attainable, as the number of participants served using a Mobility Mentoring® informed

model increases, the license will expand at a lower cost per participant.

Does my organization have to implement a Mobility Mentoring® informed model to join as a Level Two

member?

Yes. Level Two membership is available only to those organizations currently implementing or ready to implement a Mobility

Mentoring® informed model.

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What if my organization decides to implement a Mobility Mentoring® informed model after joining as a

Level One member?

We understand the decision to implement a new model of service delivery can be challenging and requires a great deal of

consideration. If your organization decides to implement a Mobility Mentoring® informed model in the middle of your Level

One membership term, the Exchange team will be happy to support your organization through this transition. We will work

with you to adjust your membership level and prorate pricing accordingly.

What outcomes and data will my organization share with the Exchange?

As part of a continued effort to evolve the Mobility Mentoring® model, improve upon shared learning and network benefits, and

gather information about the collective impact of the Exchange, all members agree to complete an annual member survey.

The survey will consist of questions regarding the number of people served by your organization annually, how you and your

colleagues are using and accessing Exchange resources, lessons learned, and member satisfaction. Level Two members will

also share how your organization is implementing or plans to implement a Mobility Mentoring® informed model.

Upon implementing a Mobility Mentoring® informed model for one year, Level Two members will also track and share

aggregate programmatic outcomes and data. This includes basic demographic data of participants served, as well as the

number of participants assessed on the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®, how participants are moving on the Bridge, the number of

goals set and achieved, and any other measureable outcomes. Level Two benefits include access to two hours of technical

assistance and ongoing support from EMPath’s Research and Evaluation team to discuss the data collection and reporting

process.

As a Level Three member, your organization will report all of the above in a standardized format and frequency consistent with

other certified Mobility Mentoring® organizations. For additional information on Level Three data reporting requirements,

please contact Jennifer Lowe at [email protected].

How is my organization able to use EMPath’s trademarked terms?

Mobility Mentoring® and The Bridge to Self-Sufficiency® are registered trademarks of Economic Mobility Pathways. Trademarks

symbolize the quality and excellence of the products and services that EMPath and Exchange members provide, and help

maintain our collective reputation among our partners and competitors. To avoid loss of these values, trademarks must be

used correctly. When using these terms in print, the trademark notice (®) should appear with the first or most prominent use

of each trademark on each page.

Level Two members may specify that your program or organization is implementing a Mobility Mentoring® informed model or

approach. Level Three certified members may specify that your program or organization is delivering Mobility Mentoring®

services.

How should I give credit if I edit or adapt the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®?

If your organization edits or adapts the Bridge in any way, please be sure to include “Adapted from Economic Mobility

Pathways’ Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®” on your Bridge adaptation. We also ask that you please share your adapted Bridge with

the Exchange at [email protected].

If your organization is considering editing or adapting the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®, please contact

[email protected] to learn more about the design logic of the Bridge and how to get started with your adaptation.

Additional Questions?

For any additional questions or more detailed information, please contact the Exchange at [email protected].






Membership Overviews and Benefits

Level One: Learning Member

Level One membership is designed for organizations interested in developing a deeper understanding of Mobility Mentoring® and con-

necting with other Exchange member organizations. Level One membership is not available to organizations currently implementing a

Mobility Mentoring® informed model.*

Level Two: Mobility Mentoring® Informed Practitioner

Level Two membership is designed specifically for organizations that are implementing or ready to implement a Mobility Mentoring®

informed model. Level Two members will work with the Exchange to track and share programmatic outcomes.*

Level Three: Certified Mobility Mentoring® Organization Level Three membership is designed for Level Two organizations who have experience implementing a Mobility Mentoring® informed model and who want to be certified by EMPath as delivering Mobility Mentoring® services. Level Three membership includes replicat-ing the Mobility Mentoring® model to fidelity and working with the Exchange to track and share programmatic outcomes.*

*As part of an effort to continuously evolve the Mobility Mentoring® model, improve upon shared learning and network benefits, and gather information about the collective impact of the Exchange, all members agree to complete an annual member survey.

Level One

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Level Two

Mobility Mentoring®

Informed Practitioner

Level Three

Certified Mobility

Mentoring® Organization

Connection to a peer learning network

Access to the online Exchange portal

that includes Mobility Mentoring®

resources, a discussion forum, and

Exchange member directory

Invitation to participate in collective

advocacy initiatives with EMPath and

other Exchange member organizations

Access to live monthly webinars

designed to expand your organization’s

understanding of Mobility Mentoring®

and related topics

Monthly e-newsletters containing

member updates, information about

upcoming events, and additional

resources

Exchange publications including annual

member reports

Discounted and priority access to

EMPath conferences and events

Access to EMPath’s online living wage

career tool for an additional fee

Includes all Level One benefits, plus:

Full access to the online Exchange portal

that includes past webinar recordings,

practitioner tools and resources, and

EMPath’s online living wage career tool

Access to EMPath tools and tool updates

including the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®

and Goal Action Plan and member-

adapted tools

Invitation to participate in regular

subgroup discussions with EMPath and

other Exchange member organizations

Exclusive access to EMPath’s two-day

foundational Mobility Mentoring®

Essentials training, additional members-

only trainings, and train-the-trainer

scaling tools

Discounted training and technical

assistance

Two hours of specialized outcomes

measurement technical assistance

Data sharing and annual outcomes

reports placing your organization in

context with other members and

national and regional benchmarks

where available

Access to purchase the Mobility

Mentoring® Practitioner’s Guide for an

additional $1,500 fee

Includes all Level One and Two benefits,

plus:

Priority access to all new EMPath tools

and developments

Invitation to participate in regular

Certified Mobility Mentoring®

Organization subgroup discussions

Invitations to join EMPath in conference

presentations, advocacy initiatives, and

training of funders and public policy

leaders

Access to funding opportunities for RCTs

and expansion of Mobility Mentoring®

programs

Certified endorsement of Mobility

Mentoring® practice for funders and

oversight organizations

Access to shared benchmarked data and

process improvement initiatives

Opportunities to participate in shared

research initiatives


Annual Membership Pricing

Level One: Learning Member

Nonprofit Direct Service Providers $500

Government Agencies, Community Networks, Foundations, and Institutions of Higher Education $2,500

Level Two: Mobility Mentoring® Informed Practitioner

Nonprofit Direct Service Providers Serving:

1 - 100 participants $1,000


501 - 1,000 participants $2,250

1,001 - 1,500 participants $2,650

1,501 - 2,000 participants $2,950

2,001 - 2,500 participants $3,150

2,501 - 10,000 participants $3,250

Government Agencies, Community Networks, Foundations,

and Institutions of Higher Education Serving:



501 - 1,000 participants $6,750

1,001 - 1,500 participants $7,950

1,501 - 2,000 participants $8,850

2,001 - 2,500 participants $9,450

2,501 - 10,000 participants $9,750

Level Three: Certified Mobility Mentoring® Organization

Initial Application Fee $3,000

Onsite Review (+Travel Expenses) $1,800

Recertification Every Three Years $1,200

Nonprofit Direct Service Providers Serving:

1 - 100 participants $750


501 - 1,000 participants $1,850

1,001 - 1,500 participants $2,250

1,501 - 2,000 participants $2,550

2,001 - 2,500 participants $2,750

2,501 - 10,000 participants $2,850

Government Agencies, Community Networks, Foundations,

and Institutions of Higher Education Serving:



501 - 1,000 participants $5,625

1,001 - 1,500 participants $6,625

1,501 - 2,000 participants $7,375

2,001 - 2,500 participants $7,975

2,501 - 10,000 participants $8,475

Economic Mobility Pathways is a

Boston-based nonprofit that

combats poverty in three ways:

Direct Services in Greater Boston

Research & Policy

Economic Mobility Exchange™

The latest science tells us that the trauma and stress of poverty challege our ability to focus, plan ahead, and make future-oriented decisions— a major roadblock to progress.

Using this scientific insight, EMPath developed a one-on-one coaching approach: Mobility Mentoring. It’s focused on personal, long-term goals related to: family life, health, finance, education, and career.

Mobility Mentoring® participants achieve breakthrough results.

Due to the remarkable success of its families, EMPath created the Economic Mobility Exchange—a human services learning network to fight poverty using the Mobility Mentoring approach.

Members include nonprofits, colleges, schools, health providers, and government agencies.

The Exchange has expanded to 100+ member organizations from 28 states and five countries serving more than 100,000 people.

Poverty is complex.EMPath offers a breakthrough approach.

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About Economic Mobility Pathways

Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) is a global leader in helping low-income people reach the middle class and beyond through its science-based approach to mentoring. The approach helps families achieve dramatic gains in income, housing, education, family life, and career. EMPath uses the approach in its direct service work to support families in Greater Boston and through its Economic Mobility Exchange™, a partnership with non-profits, governments, and human service providers nationally and across the globe.

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2. Bloom, D., Loprest, P. J., & Zedlewski, S. R. (2002). TANf recipients with barriers to employment. Office of Planning and Evaluation–Research Synthesis Brief Series.

3. Credit Score Knowledge 2016 - Summary Of Survey Results (2016) Consumer Federation Of America. https://consumerfed.org/wp content/uploads/2016/06/CFA-VSS-Survey-Results_2016.pdf.

4. Gollwitzer, P. M. (1993). Goal achievement: The role of intentions. European review of social psychology, 4(1), 141-185.

5. Miller, C., Deitch, V., & Hill, A. (2011). Can Low-Income Single Parents Move up in the Labor Market? Findings from the Employment Retention and Advancement Project. Practitioner Brief. MDRC. https://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/2011_Can_Low-Income_Single_Parents.pdf

6. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2016). Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP): Year 3 and final program summary. Retrieved from http://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/HPRP-Year-3-Summary.pdf

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to our staff and participants for such an exciting and inspiring year at EMPath. We appreciate your hard work and dedication and look forward to FY20 and beyond with you all.

Thank you as well to EMPath’s supporters, parnters, and Economic Mobility Exchange™ Members.

Copyright © Economic Mobility Pathways 2019. All rights reserved.


Short-Term Programs

EMPath’s short-term programs include our family homeless shelter and post-shelter stabilization ser-vices. These programs focus on identifying immediate barriers and needs, introducing participants to the Bridge to Self Sufficiency and Goal Setting, and laying a strong foundation for achieving long-term goals such as obtaining permanent housing and increasing earned income.

Long-Term Programs

EMPath’s long-term programs build on solid foundations to continue participants’ work towards eco-nomic self-sufficiency. Participants who have long-term or permanent housing are able to pursue educational and employment goals that will support and strengthen their families going forward.

Integrated Services

Our integrated services provide additional support to our other programs. With this expanded Mobility Mentoring practice, participants are able to more deeply engage with goal setting in crucial areas or increase family involvement in the Mobility Mentoring process.

adults received services in more than one program during FY18.

WHO WE SERVED IN FY18

In FY18, we served 1,274 participants (724 adults and 550 children) from 539 families.

56% of families were homeless at some point during the year

81% of Adults with children were single parents

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Introduction

Mobility Mentoring® is the professional practice of partnering with clients so that they may acquire the resources, skills, and sustained behavior changes necessary to attain and preserve their economic independence. This innovative approach is integrated throughout EMPath services. This report shares the reach of Mobility Mentoring and its effects on the fam-ilies and individuals engaging in this transformative practice at EMPath’s program sites in Greater Boston.


Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®

An essential tool used by Mobility Mentoring programs is the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®. The Bridge to Self Sufficiency is a multi-faceted tool, serving as a conversation guide as well as a means for assessment and tracking progress. Bridge assessments identify strengths and obstacles to success in each of the five pillars: Family Stability, Well-Being, Financial Management, Education & Training, Employment & Career.

A participant’s Bridge score is a measure of their overall self-sufficiency; higher scores indicate higher self-sufficiency. Of those participants active in FY18 with a valid, comparable Bridge score at least one year apart, 81% experienced an increase in score. The average change in score for exiting participants is 10 points, out of a total possible score of 100.

Goal Achievement

One metric we pay careful attention to is our Goal Achievement Rate. Our mentors strive to support our participants in achieving the goals they set during their time in our programs.

One study on goal achievement found a 32% goal achievement rate among university students.4 In FY18, our overall goal achievement rate for adult goals was 67%. Below are the goal achievement rates for our individual pillars. This graph shows the number of goals set in each pillar; as well as the percent achieved.

Educational Attainment Goal:“ Contact Financial Aid Office and Complete

FAFSA by June 25, 2018”

Physical and Mental Health Goal:“ Remain smoke free until at least April 1, 2018”

Family Stability- Housing Goal:“ Take and pass first homebuyer’s course by

12/31/18 to prepare for buying a home”

Debt Goal:“ Call and set up payment plan by 1/31/18 to

best manage student loans”

GOAL EXAMPLES

Housing Family Physical & Mental Health

Networks Debt Savings Educational Attainment

Earning Levels

80% 76% 76%58% 65% 65% 60% 62%


BRIDGE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY®

Fully able to engage in work, school, andfamily life; children or family needs don’t get in the way (OR) No children ordependent familymembers

No subsidy, housing costs 1/3 or less of household gross pay

Housing Family Physical & Mental Health Networks

Mostly able to engage in work, school, and family life; children or family needs rarely get in the way

Somewhat able toengage in work, school, and family life because ofchildren or family needs

Barely able to engage in work, school, and family life because ofchildren or family needs

Not able to engage in work, school, and family life because of children or family needs

WELL-BEINGFAMILY STABILITY EMPLOYMENT & CAREEREDUCATION & TRAININGFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

No subsidy,housing costsexceed 1/3household gross pay

Subsidized Housing - pays $300+ towards rent

SubsidizedHousing - pays $0 - $299 towards rent

Not permanentlyhoused

Fully able to engage in work, school, and family life; health andmental healthneeds don’t getin the way

Can always rely onnetworks to provide useful advice, guidance,and support;advocates for others

No debt other thanmortgage, education, and/or car loans, andcurrent in all debts

Savings of 3 months’ expensesor more

Bachelor’s degree or higher complete Earnings = 80%+ AMI (Family-Sustaining Wage)

Household Size of:2: $62,550+3: $70,350+4: $78,150+

Debts Savings Educational Attainment Earnings Levels*

Mostly able toengage in work, school, and family life; health or mental health needs rarelyget in the way

Can often rely onnetworks to provide usefuladvice, guidance,and support

Current in all debts and making morethan minimumpayments on one or more debts

Savings of more than 2 months’expenses, but less than 3 months’ expenses

Associate’s degree or professionalcertification complete

Earnings = 50% - 79% AMI

Household Size of:2: $41,400 - $62,5493: $46,550 - $70,3494: $51,700 - $78,149

Somewhat ableto engage in work, school, and family life because ofhealth or mental health needs

Can sometimesrely on networks to provide usefuladvice, guidance,and support

Making minimumpayments on all debts

Savings of at least one month’s andup to 2 months’expenses

Job training or certificate complete(beyond high school)

Earnings = 30% - 49% AMI

Household Size of:2: $24,800 - $41,3993: $27,900 - $46,5494: $31,000 - $51,699

Barely able toengage in work,school, and familylife because ofhealth or mental health needs

Can rarely rely onnetworks to provide useful advice,guidance, and support

Behind in payments of 1 or more debts and making payments on at least 1 debt

Savings of less than one month’s expenses

High School Diploma or GED/HiSET complete

Earnings = < 30% AMI

Household Size of:2: <$24,8003: <$27,9004: <$31,000

Not currently employed

*Income ranges are for Suffolk County, MA. Data from HUD’s 5/14/17 AMI tables

Less than High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

No savingsHas debts; currently not making anypayments

Can never rely on networks to provide useful advice,guidance, andsupport

Not able to engage in work, school, and family life because of health or mental health needs

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Key Outcomes

We know that it takes time to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Here are some of our FY18 key outcomes for participants who receive Mobility Mentoring for at least 6 months prior to exiting the program. They reflect changes since program entry.

76%EMPath participants without a budget who developed a budget

78%EMPath participants without savings who started saving

of US adults had obtained a credit report.3

48%of EMPath’s adult participants obtained a credit report in FY18.

of U.S. households making <$15,000/year had a bank account. 2

84%of our active participants had a bank account at the end of FY18.1

69% 67% 74%Homeless participants in the US Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program were stably housed at program exit.6

Of the 107 participants who exited our shelter programs in FY18,

32%

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HOUSING

EMPath participants exited to stable permanent housing.


TANF Recipients with High School Diploma or Equivalency Credential in Massachusetts.2

Our Shelter Participants active in FY18 who entered the program with a High School Diploma or Equivalency Credential.

Our Shelter Participants with High School Diploma or equivalent at the end of FY18.

59%Participants unemployed at start who were employed at exit

Average Wage Gains of Participants in Greater Boston:

of EMPath participants increase income $10,000 or more

31%

One study of current/former TANF recipients in the early 2000s found that

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FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OUTCOMES

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65% 38% $23k

97% 74% $45k

Increase in employment rate Increase in college degrees Increase in annual income

had a 10% or greater increase in earned income in 3 years.5

of EMPath participants had a 10% or greater increase in earned income.

43%EDUCATION

Participants who newly enrolled in an educational or training program

25% 43%

58%60% 68%

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120+member organizations in 30 states and 5 countries

Individuals served with a Mobility Mentoring®-informed approach:

FY16

FY17

FY18

16,400 48,700 96,500FY19 (projected)

200,000

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