What this resource explains
Soren Tsui organizes CVI capacity around three connected investments: partnerships that align institutions and community organizations, a program model that staff can deliver consistently, and people who receive the training and support required to do difficult work.
Many technical-assistance efforts focus on program design alone. That leaves strong plans dependent on weak agreements, unstable jobs, or unsupported workers.
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- Where it shows up
- An outreach team has a clear model, but partners do not accept referrals and workers leave after a few months.
- A useful move
- Review agreements, service delivery, and workforce conditions separately. Fund the weak link before increasing enrollment.
- What this does not prove
- This is ICM's application of a guest insight, not a tested formula that one investment will always improve outcomes.
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