Stephanie Hoopes on Building a Better Barometer for Financial Hardship Lisa Hamilton speaks with Stephanie Hoopes, a researcher with United Way who is championing a new measure of economic stability. Stream now. Read More
Five Recommendations for How Community Colleges Can Help Student Parents Succeed Discover five recommendations for how community colleges can cultivate support systems for students who are parents. Read More
The Role of Community College in Connecting Students to Careers Two new resources explore the value of community colleges in helping young people thrive. Learn more. Read More
How Miami Dade College Is Supporting Student Parents Miami Dade College's Mission North Star helps young parents who are students pursue degrees while balancing the responsibilities of parenthood. Read More
National Hispanic Heritage Month This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we examine Hispanic and Latino children’s health and well-being via data from the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Resource Roundup: Supporting Student Parents This resource roundup introduces three briefs aimed at helping readers understand how to better support student parents. Read More
Report Describes the Racial Wealth Gap — and How to Start Closing It A report from the Aspen Institute examines how debt affects households of color. Read how it fuels America’s racial wealth gap. Read More
What Is Neighborhood Planning Unit V (NPU-V)? This post looks at the history, residents and opportunities in Neighborhood Planning Unit V — a group of six neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
Helping Young Parents Succeed in College and Life This post looks at America's young student parents. It examines who they are, where they struggle, and what supports and services they need to succeed. Read More
Developing Two-Generation Approaches in Communities Final Report From the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Family-Centered Community Change This report is the product of a seven-year formative evaluation of the Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC) initiative. The Urban Institute followed the initiative in Buffalo, New York; Columbus, Ohio; and San Antonio, Texas — from 2013 through the end of grant-funded programming in 2019. Read More
