Collective Impact Model for Holistic Outcomes: City of Lauderhill (LHPP)

The Lauderhill Health and Prosperity Partnership (LHPP) set out to do something most communities only talk about. It treated health, economic mobility, and quality of life as one connected problem, not separate programs. The barrier was the social determinants of health. These are the conditions where people live, learn, work, and play, and they shape outcomes long before anyone reaches a doctor.

The challenge

Lauderhill had committed partners and real community need, but the work was spread across agencies that rarely planned together. Good intentions were not adding up to shared, measurable results. So the partnership needed a structure that could align many organizations around the same goals. It also had to hold everyone accountable to data, not anecdotes.

A collective impact model, built to last

We helped LHPP put a collective impact model to work. It combined a shared agenda, common measures, and governance that kept dozens of organizations moving together. In practice, that meant sub-councils for healthcare, education, social context, and economic mobility. Each one had its own logic model, so the strategy stayed specific.

The approach grounded every decision in evidence. A comprehensive Community Needs Assessment in 2021 set the baseline. A 2022-2023 Action Plan turned findings into priorities. Resident voice stayed central through Neighborhood Health and Prosperity Hubs. There, community liaisons used Asset-Based Community Development to map local skills and shape the work from the ground up. A Small Business Procurement Bootcamp and an annual Health Symposium gave the strategy traction on the street.

The results

• Mobilized 183 stakeholders and 105 organizations, with 14 sub-council chairs leading the work
• Engaged more than 80 businesses and 1,000 residents
• Completed a community-wide needs assessment and a multi-year action plan with tailored logic models
• Secured over $5 million in funding from foundations and local and national government

The lesson for any coalition is simple. A collective impact model works when real governance, shared measures, and resident voice back it up. Structure is what turns partnership into outcomes.