Supporting Career Service Providers to Alleviate Poverty
To help workers enter and succeed in the job market, they need support in identifying and acquiring the specific skills…
We investigate and change the conditions that hold poverty in place.
Influencing Policy through Research + Advocacy
It’s critical to understand the root causes of issues and invest in ways that prevent those challenges in the first place. We fund research on poverty-related issues, then support new ideas and policy changes that work to address them head-on.
Housing Spotlight
Support for Parents in College
Everyone can understand that getting a college degree while also being a parent can be challenging, but our team partnered on research to first understand the scope of the problem, and then pinpoint specific barriers that, if removed, could lead to increased graduation rates. Our research not only set the benchmark for the number of students who were parents in California, but also directly informed recently-passed legislation that will provide additional on-campus support for parents seeking degrees, bringing greater attention to their needs.
Investing in Research + Data
A deeper understanding of the barriers people face towards prosperity is critical to informing investments, new ideas, and ultimately, to change the conditions that will prevent poverty from occurring in the first place.
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- Read More about Taking Count 2021: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area
Taking Count 2021: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area
New research from Tipping Point with the University of California provides a snapshot of the state of poverty in the…
- Read More about A Portrait of Student Parents in the California Community Colleges
A Portrait of Student Parents in the California Community Colleges
The path through college is challenging for many, but the challenges are especially acute for students who seek a credential…
- Read More about Increasing College Match: Insights from Kipp Northern California Schools
Increasing College Match: Insights from Kipp Northern California Schools
Tipping Point Community partnered with grantee KIPP Northern California and Mathematica to analyze the college application and enrollment choices of…
- Read More about Understanding College Access and Completion for Bay Area Students
Understanding College Access and Completion for Bay Area Students
Each year, nearly 400,000 young people graduate from California public high schools, and the majority of them seek to further…
- Read More about Unlocking Career Advancement for Training Program Graduates
Unlocking Career Advancement for Training Program Graduates
When only 27% of low-wage earners with high school diplomas escape low-earnings during a 9 year period, our workforce system…
- Read More about Taking Count: Poverty, Insecurity, and Privilege in the Bay Area
Taking Count: Poverty, Insecurity, and Privilege in the Bay Area
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-im8b37Ezyc[/embed] Authors: Daniel Schneider and Benjamin Bowyer, University of California, Berkeley | Jacob Leos-Urbel and Jamie Austin, Tipping Point Community …
- Read More about Taking Count 2020: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area
Taking Count 2020: A Study on Poverty in the Bay Area
In partnership with the University of California, Berkeley and the Othering & Belonging Institute, Tipping Point conducted a year-long study to…
- Read More about Readying Our State: How Kindergarten Readiness Inventories Can Benefit California
Readying Our State: How Kindergarten Readiness Inventories Can Benefit California
Tipping Point partnered with First 5 Center for Children's Policy to develop a policy brief for the state of California…
- Read More about Increasing Take-Up of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Increasing Take-Up of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Tipping Point Community partnered with California Policy Lab to try to increase the number of eligible Californians who claim the…
Funding Policy + Advocacy
It is essential to invest in organizations advocating to change the systems that prevent people from reaching prosperity. By supporting leading advocacy organizations and specific policy changes, we help remove barriers to economic mobility for people across the Bay Area.
non-profit housing association of northern California
Housing
first 5 center for children’s policy
Early Childhood
The education trust-west
Education
national skills coalition
Employment
Funding New Ideas
We invest in research-backed, innovative solutions driven by the community to create lasting and impactful change.
Program Spotlight
Rental Subsidy Pilot Program
Tipping Point was the lead seed funder of an Oakland pilot program that provides 200 households with a portion of their monthly rent to stop their displacement from Oakland and prevent them from experiencing homelessness.
Program Spotlight
Supplemental Income for Pregnant and New Moms
We are a co-funder of The Abundant Birth Project-Expecting Justice, providing seed capital to pilot a program that provides targeted basic income to Black and Pacific Islander women in San Francisco during pregnancy and after birth. The program was so successful that it has now been expanded into a statewide pilot.
