SPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNITIES

IN 2023, SPRINGBOARD'S RADICALLY RESIDENT DRIVEN PROGRAMMING SUPPORTED OVER 2,500 RESIDENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO HELP THE RESIDENTS REACH THEIR GOALS IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE.SPRINGBOARD DISTRIBUTED $994,546 IN DIRECT CASH DISBURSEMENTS TO 800 FAMILIES THROUGH ITS GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM, THE MAGNOLIA MOTHER'S TRUST, AND EMERGENCY CASH DISBURSEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING JACKSON WATER CRISIS IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF 2023.SPRINGBOARD RELEASED 3 REPORTS FINDING HOLISTIC PROSPERITY, THE MAGNOLIA MOTHER'S TRUST ALUMNI REPORT, AND THE MAGNOLIA MOTHER'S TRUST 4TH COHORT REPORT CENTERING THE VOICES OF FAMILIES IN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION AND ADVOCATING FOR BEST PRACTICES IN CASH POLICY AND PROGRAMS.THE MAGNOLIA MOTHER'S TRUST (MMT) ALUMNI STUDY REPORT WAS THE FIRST IN THE RECENT CASH-WITHOUT-RESTRICTIONS MOVEMENT TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF GUARANTEED INCOME AFTER A PROGRAM ENDS AND TAKE A 2-GENERATION APPROACH, INCLUDING BOTH MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN THE STUDY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: - 76% OF MOMS REPORTED MORE CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PARENTING AS A RESULT OF MMT - 63% REPORTED THEIR CHILDREN NOTICED A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES - 76% FELT MORE CONFIDENT IN THEMSELVES AS A RESULT OF MMT - 78% FELT MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS - 74% FELT MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE AND 80% FELT MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURES - OVERALL, MMT HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PARENTING EFFICACY, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTHSPRINGBOARD'S 3RD ANNUAL NIGHT OF STORYTELLING ALLOWED FOUR MOTHERS TO SHARE THEIR OWN STORIES WITH A WIDE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL AUDIENCE ON THEIR OWN TERMS, SUPPORTING MOTHERS AS THEY CLAIM THEIR OWN STORIES AND SHIFTING THE LARGER NARRATIVES TOLD ABOUT LOW-INCOME, BLACK MOTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, MOTHERS SHARED THEIR STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WITH NUMEROUS LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS.SPRINGBOARD'S NATIONAL PROFILE CONTINUED TO GROW AS CEO AISHA NYANDORO TESTIFIED BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE U.S. HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE REGARDING TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND WAS ALSO INVITED TO THE INTERNATIONAL TED STATE WHERE SHE GAVE A TED TALK ON HOW TO HELP US ALL REIMAGINE WHAT WEALTH MEANS IN THIS COUNTRY BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.SPRINGBOARD'S LEADERSHIP CONTINUED TO BE A SOUGHT-AFTER VOICE REGARDING CASH-BASED POLICIES AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ADVOCACY AND CHANGE.SPRINGBOARD EXPANDED AND REFINED ITS POLICY AND ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORTING 33 RESIDENT FELLOWS AS THEY MADE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC POLICY AND THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPED STORYTELLING, ORGANIZING, AND POWER BUILDING SKILLS WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING AN EXPERIENTIAL TRIP TO MONGOMERY AND SELMA, ALABAMA TO VISIT AND LEARN FROM THE LEGACY MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, AND OTHER KEY CIVIL RIGHTS SITES.