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National expert urges City council to shift from programs to systems to reach children at scale
Summary
PolicyLink vice president Dr. Michael McAfee told the council that to move population-level indicators, the city must adopt systems-level strategies: define target populations, track baseline indicators, build a 'supply chain' of services and hold leaders accountable through shared metrics and aligned budgets.
Dr. Michael McAfee, vice president of programs at PolicyLink, delivered a keynote urging San Francisco leaders to move from isolated programs to systems that serve a defined population at scale. He stressed that population‑level goals require leaders to agree on baselines and indicators, to build what he called a "supply chain" of services and to align resources and accountabilities across agencies.
McAfee said his approach with Promise Neighborhoods is to declare the population…
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