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A Statement from University Poverty Research Center Directors on Mead’s “Poverty and Culture”
A Statement from Former Directors of the Institute for Research on Poverty About Research on Poverty and Race
Three IRP Affiliates honored with Vilas Professorships and Awards: Marah Curtis, John Eason, and Susannah Tahk
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Coronavirus & Poverty Research Centers

The Institute for Research on Poverty and our national collaborative of peer poverty research centers are especially aware of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the most vulnerable members of society and straining the social services system.

Families and individuals with low incomes struggle during normal times, but this unprecedented modern crisis has intensified their hardship while also creating barriers to seeking help.

Visit our new Poverty & Covid-19 page for links to resources and emerging research in response to the pandemic and our new Teach & Learn page for poverty-research distance learning materials by IRP and our peer centers.

New Resources

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Estimating Poverty in the Covid-19 Era
Jennifer Romich, Linda Giannarelli, Zachary Parolin, Bradley Hardy, and Pamela McCauley

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Implementing Virtual Human Services: Lessons from Telehealth

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Troy M. Williams and Simon Guma on Community Engagement and Institutional Change

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Considerations for Successful Virtual Case Management in Human Service Delivery
Joe Raymond, Lauren Supplee, and Gerrie Cotter

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How is Poverty Measured?

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Focus & Focus+ 36(2): Human services programs and the opioid crisis, Part 2

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Medicaid & Health Policy Research

Health Coverage, Access, Cost, & Quality

Research and analysis projects focus on health care access, cost, financing, health system performance, quality — in short: What works? Who benefits? Who pays?

National Poverty Research Center Highlights

Human Services Programs and the Opioid Crisis

IRP and the U.S. HHS Office of Human Services Policy recently convened a forum on the opioid epidemic, which continues to devastate families and communities.

Discussion centered on strategies to overcome the challenges to human services delivery caused by the epidemic.

The September 2019 meeting brought together more than 200 experts hailing from some 30 states and 11 federal agencies.

View Pre-Conference Webinar: “Opioids 101” and the Forum Agenda “Human Services Programs and the Opioid Crisis” – includes presentation materials.

The Alliance for the American Dream: DreamUp Wisconsin

Tech Innovation Teams in Dane County Secure 2 Spots in a National Competition to Raise the Income of Dane County Families

Congratulations to the Advancing Teams

Connect Rx Team: Lisa Payton-Caire and Hayley Chesnik — Connect Rx Team

Opportunity Calculator Team: Baltazar De Anda-Santana, Ed Lee, Iliana Wood, and Carole Trone — Opportunity Calculator Team