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The Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut partnered with FFI and the City of New London on a wellbeing asset mapping project.

Kingston, NY's Midtown Thriving Initiative was selected by FFI as one of four nationwide pilot projects under its Community Engagement Initiative.

Learn more about our Founder & CEO, Katya Fels Smyth, her big picture thinking and the science-backed wellbeing framework that underlies our work on the Purist blog.

Mayor Michael Passero writes about the impact of the city of New London's partnership with FFI. Together, we're shifting how leaders and residents see their roles in building a city where everyone has a fair shot at wellbeing.

FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker contributes as co-author in a recent position paper from the Council for Juvenile Justice Administrators about how to apply to a wellbeing framework to juvenile justice.

Senchel Matthews, FFI's former associate director of built environment, writes about how the planning community can repair harms of the past to create a more just future in an article for Planning Magazine.

In an article for Medium, FFI Founder and CEO Katya Fels Smyth shares a new name for an enduring phenomenon: wellbeing stripping. Because it's not just financial assets that are often drained from communities that can least afford it, as part of major development or public good projects.

FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker, and Henry A. J. Ramos of The New School Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy explore how centering youth, families and communities creates more sustainable responses to crime.

The Fund for Shared Insight invited the Full Frame Initiative to share the Community Bill of Rights and Centering Community Self-Assessment Tool as integral resources for philanthropic organizations.

Michael Passero, Mayor of New London, Connecticut and Lotus Yu, Senior Manager of Engagement and Partnerships at the Full Frame Initiative share how the City of New London leveraged the government procurement process to distribute funds for transformative change that centers wellbeing and equity.

How does inequity show up in our food systems? We explore this topic through the lens of the Five Domains of Wellbeing.

Discover the definitions and key aspects for each of the Five Domains of Wellbeing: social connectedness, safety, stability, mastery and meaningful access to relevant resources.