Results
EMPath compiles data across its programs to record fiscal year impact. Outcomes are organized within the pillars of the Economic Mobility Bridge®.
An essential tool used by EMPath coaches is the Economic Mobility Bridge. The Bridge is a multi-faceted tool, serving as a conversation guide as well as a means for assessment and tracking progress. Bridge assessments identify strengths and obstacles to success in each of the five pillars: Family Stability, Well-Being, Financial Management, Education & Training, Employment & Career.
A participant’s “Bridge score” is a measure of their upward economic mobility; higher scores indicate greater upward economic mobility. Of the participants in our flagship program who were active in Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024), 96% experienced an increase in Bridge score.
The following data represent outcomes across various programs.
Flagship Program Outcomes
For five years, participants of EMPath's flagship program work with their mentor to set and achieve certain goals, including tackling debt, college completion, and housing stability.
Who We Served in Greater Boston in FY24
1,142 individuals
- 711 adults
- 431 children
- 680 families
39% of participants
experienced homelessness at some point during the year
89% of adult participants
identify as female
94% of participants
identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color)
90%
of participants who exited shelter moved into stable permanent housing
98%
of participants who exited shelter into stable housing maintained their housing 1 year later
59%
of shelter participants had had money in savings by the time they exited shelter (compared to 7% at entry)
63%
of flagship program graduates had no debt or were current on all debts by the time they exited the program (compared to 19% at entry)
51%
of participants participated in an educational or training program
72%
of flagship program participants had college degrees at exit (compared to 40% at entry)
55%
of participants in an EMPath program during the year were employed at some point during the year.
$59,500
average annual income among flagship program graduates (compared to $23,400 at entry)