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Families Forward: An Experimental Program for Reducing the Child Support Debts of Noncustodial Parents
The Wisconsin Bureau of Child Support, the Racine County Child Support Department, and the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) implemented a child support debt reduction demonstration program, Families Forward, in Racine County. The program …
2020–2021 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship Call for Applications: Deadline 8/9/2020, 11:59 PM (CT)
Application Deadline: August 9, 2020 11:59 pm (Central Time) View/download PDF version of the call About the Fellowship The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications from junior scholars from …
Vast Federal Aid Has Capped Rise in Poverty, Studies Find
Jason DeParle, The New York Times, 06/2/20, quoted: James P. Ziliak, Bruce D. Meyer, Diane Schanzenbach, and Christopher Wimer
2019 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – Bruce Western
Poverty, Criminal Justice, and Social Justice Bruce Western Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice and Co-Director of the Justice Lab Columbia University Presented Thursday, April 25, 2019
Why Parts Of Rural America Are Pushing Back On Coronavirus Restrictions
Kirk Siegler, NPR Morning Edition, 5/27/20, quoted: Kathy Cramer
The crisis to come: Poverty after the pandemic
Sarah Halpern-Meekin, op-ed, The Cap Times, 6/10/20
Tech Innovation Teams in Dane County Secure 2 Spots in a National Competition to Raise the Income of Dane County Families
CONTACT: Rebecca Schwei, (608) 516-6459, Rebecca.schwei@wisc.edu Two teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are advancing to the final round of a national competition for up to $1 million in funding to help boost the middle …
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COVID-19’s Impact on Small Business: Deep, Sudden, and Lingering: Statement before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Michael Strain, American Enterprise Institute, 06/03/20