Resource leveraging refers to systematically assessing the use of existing resources, identifying the need for additional resources, or creating new resources in community and State systems to address identified needs (e.g., leveraging existing funding streams or newly identified funding from agencies or organizations not previously accessed, and leveraging new opportunities, such as those available through the Affordable Care Act). Leveraging Resources Model

Effective application of SS/HS principles requires strong partnerships among service systems: educational, mental and behavioral health, criminal and juvenile justice, and others (e.g., early childhood, health care, child welfare, and disability). A cross-sector approach, based on financial mapping and analysis of funding gaps, will lead to the development of new strategies that will contribute resources needed to sufficiently invest in students’ educational success. For instance, one SS/HS grantee leveraged financial resources for services by partnering with the State legislature and local education system to provide public school dollars in exchange for grantee reports on attendance outcomes.  Leveraging Resources Model

Resource leveraging refers to systematically assessing the use of existing resources, identifying the need for additional resources, or creating new resources in community and State systems to address identified needs (e.g., leveraging existing funding streams or newly identified funding from agencies or organizations not previously accessed, and leveraging new opportunities, such as those available through the Affordable Care Act).

Effective application of SS/HS principles requires strong partnerships among service systems: educational, mental and behavioral health, criminal and juvenile justice, and others (e.g., early childhood, health care, child welfare, and disability). A cross-sector approach, based on financial mapping and analysis of funding gaps, will lead to the development of new strategies that will contribute resources needed to sufficiently invest in students’ educational success. For instance, one SS/HS grantee leveraged financial resources for services by partnering with the State legislature and local education system to provide public school dollars in exchange for grantee reports on attendance outcomes. APA