# Engage Briefs

The Engage Brief series describes findings and insights from research on community life engagement. The briefs describe the four CLE Guideposts and how they are put in practice at case study sites. Briefs are viewable in PDF format.

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Gaps</strong></td><td><a href="https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FdnUh8forI1XmZxAovsHE%2FECLE_engage_9.pdf?alt=media&#x26;token=a089841b-4111-4b3c-860b-f42068df2dca">https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FdnUh8forI1XmZxAovsHE%2FECLE_engage_9.pdf?alt=media&#x26;token=a089841b-4111-4b3c-860b-f42068df2dca</a></td><td><a href="/files/zmKxJc7Jz73zUqgc2VXA">/files/zmKxJc7Jz73zUqgc2VXA</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual Community Life Engagement</strong></td><td><a href="https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FEKetxBlTsxSbYBpgOOst%2FECLE_engage_10.pdf?alt=media&#x26;token=19812fdc-1c59-4b67-a987-cb248b38ed73">https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FEKetxBlTsxSbYBpgOOst%2FECLE_engage_10.pdf?alt=media&#x26;token=19812fdc-1c59-4b67-a987-cb248b38ed73</a></td><td><a href="/files/2RHYv4blZdX2GGEBsdUt">/files/2RHYv4blZdX2GGEBsdUt</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Measuring Community Life Engagement with the CLE Fidelity Scale (CLEFS)</strong></td><td><a href="https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FqErTpYvk3KevPfGyeBEg%2FECLE_engage_11.pdf?alt=media&#x26;token=53a68e48-bc44-4204-a5d6-e80e2b043749">https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FqErTpYvk3KevPfGyeBEg%2FECLE_engage_11.pdf?alt=media&#x26;token=53a68e48-bc44-4204-a5d6-e80e2b043749</a></td><td><a href="/files/HdrFKNMZuYkbXZSC0YHo">/files/HdrFKNMZuYkbXZSC0YHo</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<summary>Engage Briefs</summary>

[**Introduction to Community Life Engagement**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FZGrg6LLcmHQAmI52hW3M%2FEngage_ECLE_issue1_update_D1_R.pdf?alt=media\&token=1b60714f-41df-4341-98b9-fc2ee93978d4)

[**Community Life Engagement: Data Sources, Definitions, and Measurement**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FQrtUFR9X2b0Bz1qHq7B9%2FECLE_engage_2.pdf?alt=media\&token=53ccbe50-99b5-440b-9f41-6ac713dc3d3f)

[**High-Quality Community Life Engagement Supports: Four Guideposts for Success**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FHcVObflflajjvxiMeszj%2FECLE_engage_3.pdf?alt=media\&token=cd4bad68-4ae1-4445-804e-08079b40c759)

[**Individualize Supports For Each Person**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2F7NRAjLWd2ZR1VjXh7Qhj%2FECLE_engage_4.pdf?alt=media\&token=dd8e81f5-ddf2-4356-915d-1a2f4ee807c0)

[**Promote Community Membership and Contribution**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FyNDkiik6Xj4iwhHrc3xZ%2FECLE_engage_5.pdf?alt=media\&token=716d123a-af5a-48bb-841b-e3223cac1e14)

[**Use Social and Human Capital to Decrease Dependence on Paid Supports**](https://www.thinkwork.org/sites/thinkwork.org/files/files/CLE_guidepost3_brief%206_F.pdf)

[**Ensure That Supports Are Outcome-Oriented and Regularly Monitored**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FAmrQievFEZgmJFvImZu4%2FECLE_engage_7.pdf?alt=media\&token=1bde5cdb-c5d2-45f5-81ea-bf0ddbce1d76)

[**State Roles in Promoting CLE: Themes from the SELN’s Working Group**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FjybyQLmna8aCWgwBs8Dh%2FECLE_engage_8.pdf?alt=media\&token=89a4aca1-5003-4f02-9df9-5b290e0720bb)

[**Meeting the Holistic Vision of Employment and CLE: State Administrator Perspectives on Achievements & Gaps**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FdnUh8forI1XmZxAovsHE%2FECLE_engage_9.pdf?alt=media\&token=a089841b-4111-4b3c-860b-f42068df2dca)

[**Virtual Community Life Engagement**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FEKetxBlTsxSbYBpgOOst%2FECLE_engage_10.pdf?alt=media\&token=19812fdc-1c59-4b67-a987-cb248b38ed73)

[**Measuring Community Life Engagement with the CLE Fidelity Scale (CLEFS)**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fz5xPyhcyJi6Ol6La8wDc%2Fuploads%2FqErTpYvk3KevPfGyeBEg%2FECLE_engage_11.pdf?alt=media\&token=53a68e48-bc44-4204-a5d6-e80e2b043749)

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