Events
- January
- January 28Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment in AmericaInstitute for Research on Poverty Virtual Seminar - Jessica Simes12:15 PM, Online, connection information will be sent to those on the IRP Seminar list in advance.
- February
- February 4Policing and Residential Segregation: Toward a Research and Policy AgendaInstitute for Research on Poverty Virtual Seminar - Monica Bell12:15 PM, Online, connection information will be sent to those on the IRP Seminar list in advance.
- February 11In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What to Do About ItInstitute for Research on Poverty Virtual Seminar - Beth Shinn12:15 PM, Online, connection information will be sent to those on the IRP Seminar list in advance.
Opportunities
Coronavirus & Poverty Research Centers

New Resources
The Challenge of Child Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Juliet Bromer, Daphna Bassok, Alejandra Ros Pilarz, and Katherine Magnuson
Wisconsin Poverty Report 2018:
Still in the Doldrums
Timothy Smeeding and Katherine A. Thornton
Health Coverage, Access, Cost, & Quality

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.