Advance Together story archive

• Local communities gain capacity to improve economic outcomes as they complete Advance Together program

  Jane Santa Cruz

  Five years ago, the Dallas Fed launched an innovative approach to helping local communities reduce barriers to economic opportunity. The results from the pilot demonstrate the model's success and lay the groundwork for the next round.

  January 22, 2025

• For collaborative leaders, keeping partners moving forward matters more than technical expertise

  Kseniya Benderskaya and Chris Thompson

  The Borderplex Connect broadband access initiative got a boost from skills its leaders learned in the Dallas Fed's Advance Together Leadership Academy.

  November 16, 2022

• Leadership academy builds collaborative skills for community partnerships

  Kseniya Benderskaya and Chris Thompson

  The need for a leadership academy was identified as an early lesson in the Dallas Fed’s Advance Together initiative, which accelerates the progress of cross-sector partnerships that are addressing education and workforce challenges.

  September 12, 2022

• Austin partnership supports parenting students to build opportunity across generations

  Fope Idowu

  Family Pathways works with parenting students enrolled in high-demand degree programs at Austin Community College to promote economic mobility for lower-income families.

  January 05, 2022

• Partnership emphasizes education to make Permian Basin a better place to live

  Jane Santa Cruz

  As a participant in the Dallas Fed's Advance Together initiative, the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin is accelerating a collective approach to addressing education, workforce and quality-of-life needs.

  November 15, 2021

• Putting manufacturing jobs on the map: Dallas Fed, Big Country Alliance partner to grow West Texas workforce

  Alex Johnson

  Manufacturing jobs present the potential for many workers to make a living wage.

  July 15, 2021

• Advance Together helps Texas communities build a brighter economic future

  Pamela Foster

  Promoting economic resilience among low- and moderate-income individuals and communities is an ongoing focus of the Dallas Fed’s community development function. And it’s at the heart of a major initiative we began last year, Advance Together™.

  April 23, 2020