28% of low-income families with children assisted by KCHA’s federal programs currently live in high-opportunity communities 15 after-school and 4 early learning centers supported by KCHA to foster educational success among low-income children 12 2017 ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDING THE MOBILITY TOOLKIT Even with these competitive payment standards, voucher holders still face barriers to leasing up in areas of opportunity. In 2017 KCHA and Seattle Housing Authority secured funding from the Gates Foundation for a three-year mobility pilot: Creating Moves to Opportunity. This randomized, controlled study will test different approaches to educating incoming voucher holders about neighborhood options and supporting them in leasing up in King County’s competitive markets. INVESTING IN PLACE Turning existing underserved neighborhoods into communities of opportunity is a top priority for KCHA. To this end, we partner closely with local school districts that serve high-poverty communities with significant concentrations of KCHA-supported children. For example, in White Center, as part of our continued redevelopment of two World War II-era Public Housing sites into new mixed-income communities, we fund and support growing connections between families, early childhood programs, health clinics, elementary schools, and after-school programs in order to improve outcomes for the neighborhood’s children. >>  IMPACT