Researching Racism and Inequality

A look at projects—some ongoing—that we’ve worked on with the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation to address the pressing challenges facing families with low income.

This study documented a connection between hunger and poor health among children from families living on low incomes.

In a study for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we looked at the housing options available to former foster youth and offered recommendations for future research and policy.

Partnerships between providers of child welfare services, substance abuse disorder treatment, and other social services can enhance the safety and well-being of children who are in, or might be at risk of, out-of-home placement.

This brief funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services presents recommendations created as part of the Research Development Project on the Human Service Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations.

Our multiyear study of programs designed to help fathers living on low incomes improve their parenting skills concludes with this report featuring commentary from program participants.

This brief looks at the well-being of LGBTQ young people aging out of foster care, comparing their economic self-sufficiency to that of their heterosexual peers.

The round-the-clock nature of the new economy raises considerations for child care and child well-being. This study reveals how public child care assistance programs can offer a critical safety net for working parents with lower incomes (and nonstandard work hours) by helping them afford quality child care.

A summary of the use and effectiveness of vouchers in public programs.

Four decades after the United States declared a war on poverty, the authors of this study looked at how poor and immigrant populations were faring, as well as the effectiveness of government programs.