The 2020 team has raised funding for a half-dozen new programs. Eleven funders have so far invested in the push to give more families a path out of poverty. Analysts credit the two-year poverty trend to three major drivers: one, a sustained rebound of the local job market; two, a surge in college enrollment, with more people qualifying for better-paying jobs; and three, a rapid rise in poverty-exit programs available to help families increase employment and earnings. Since then, the community has seen a 10-fold growth in programs explicitly designed to help people exit poverty. Much of it stems from efforts tied to the 2020 Plan. The 2020 team has raised funding for a half-dozen new programs. Eleven funders have so far invested in the push to give more families a path out of poverty.

Poverty Exit Program Reports & Innovations