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The Re-Emergence of Concentrated Poverty

November 1, 2011

Despite 1990s growth, concentrated poverty persisted. Slower 2000s growth and a major downturn led to rising extreme poverty in many neighborhoods.

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Defining Group Care Programs

October 20, 2011

This paper calls for new group care reporting standards to clarify what works, improve practices and bring needed nuance to youth services.

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Overstressed Kids

October 18, 2011

This report takes all the factors associated with family economic stress and explain how they could affect the growth and development of children.

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No Place for Kids

October 4, 2011

The case against youth prisons and training schools is clear: they are dangerous, ineffective, unnecessary, wasteful and inadequate. Learn more.

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Women and Men Living on the Edge

October 3, 2011

A 2010 survey shows many Americans still felt financially insecure and frustrated even after the Great Recession’s official end. Learn more.

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Restoring Shared Prosperity

October 2, 2011

This report examines the Half in Ten campaign’s priorities for addressing economic challenges facing U.S. families.

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How Human Services Programs and Their Clients Can Benefit from National Health Reform Legislation

October 2, 2011

This report shows how the Affordable Care Act helps agencies streamline systems so low-income families get all the services they’re eligible for.

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The Working Poor Families Project

October 1, 2011

This brief revisits past workplace education programs and highlights others that build basic skills, literacy and English language proficiency.

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A Doctor When We Need One

September 24, 2011

Immigrant families face steep health care hurdles. This Wisconsin-based brief shares ways to ensure timely, quality care across geographic boundaries.

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