Results
EMPath compiles data across its programs to record fiscal year impact. Outcomes are organized within the pillars of the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®.
An essential tool used by EMPath coaches is the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency. 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 overall self-sufficiency; higher scores indicate higher self-sufficiency. Of the participants in our flagship program who were active in Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023), 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 FY23
1,030 individuals
- 608 adults
- 422 children
- 575 families
66% of participants
experienced homelessness at some point during the year
90% of adult participants
identify as female
93% of participants
identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color)
91%
of participants who exited shelter moved into stable permanent housing
100%
of participants who exited shelter into stable housing maintained their housing 1 year later
51%
of participants in an EMPath program during the year were employed at some point during the year.
$52,300
average annual income among flagship program graduates (compared to $18,700 at entry)
59%
of shelter participants had had money in savings by the time they exited shelter (compared to 6% at entry)
92%
of flagship program graduates had no debt or were current on all debts by the time they exited the program (compared to 75% at entry)
43%
of participants newly enrolled in an educational or training program
72%
of flagship program participants had college degrees at exit (compared to 39% at entry)
