Useful Tools

• Envision Central Texas: Quality Growth Toolbox
• California Matrix Model for Establishing and Replicating Community Services Block Grant Family, Community and Agency Outcome Indicators
• The Retirement Estimator
• Labor Availability Estimator
• Results Accountability
• Performance Accountability for Programs, Agencies, and Service Systems
• Community-Level Indicators for Understanding Health and Human Services Issues: A Compendium of Selected Indicators Systems and Resource Organizations
• Human Services Systems Integration: A Conceptual Framework
• A City Platform for Strengthening Families and Improving Outcomes for Children and Youth
• Family Resource Simulator –
  The Family Resource Simulator illustrates the impact of "work supports"—such as earned income tax credits and child care assistance—on the budget of a hypothetical family. Based on the answers provided, the Simulator generates graphs that show how family resources and expenses change as earnings increase.
• Creating Stronger Linkages Between Community Indicator Projects and Government Performance Measurement Efforts
• Reporting Performance Information: Suggested Criteria for Effective Communication
• 2008 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guidelines
• Communicating for Action: A Practical Handbook
• Forum Task List
• Good Community is Good Business Toolkit
• News Conference Checklist
• People First Language