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Eric Grodsky leads project to help kindergarteners adjust, in partnership between with Madison school district and community members
2018 Call for Applications: IRP Graduate Research Fellows Program – Due 8/25/2018
DreamUp Wisconsin Call for Initial Proposals – Due 8/29/2018, 11:59 PM (CDT)
Pajarita Charles and Julie-Poehlmann-Tynan on how incarceration of a parent affects children
Lisa Gennetian on new Baby’s First Years study to test causal impact of income in the first 3 years of life
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  DreamUp Wisconsin Office HoursJoin project leadership in an open discussion to share your ideas and get your questions answered.2:30 PM, UW South Madison Partnership, 2312 S. Park St., Madison
- August 27
  DreamUp Wisconsin Office HoursJoin project leadership in an open discussion to share your ideas and get your questions answered.2:30 PM, 3470 Sewell Social Sciences
September
- September 13
  GRF SeminarIntroductory Session10:45 AM, 3470 Sewell Social Sciences

Message from the Director

Lawrence (Lonnie) Berger May 1, 2018 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to our new website! It has been a very busy 18 months since I last wrote. I have provided some quick highlights below. Explore our website to find out more about the important and exciting work happening at IRP. As the sole National Poverty…

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Fast Focus Research/Policy Brief Icon Are recent increases in child welfare cases and the opioid epidemic related?

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Heather Hill on Why Disruptions in Income Might Matter for Child Development

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Focus & Focus+ 34(1), Spring 2018

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Structural and Cultural Barriers to Employment for the Working Class
Victor Tan Chen and Brian Halpin

What if 10,000 Dane County families could boost their income by 10%?

DreamUp Wisconsin

DreamUp Wisconsin is a university-community collaboration to increase the net income of 10,000 Dane County families by 10% by 2020. It is part of the Alliance for the American Dream initiative funded by Schmidt Futures and will be led by IRP.

DreamUp Wisconsin gets at the heart of the Wisconsin idea. Bringing university knowledge and community voices together to improve people’s lives is what the Wisconsin Idea is all about. —UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank

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U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers

As the National Poverty Research Center, the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) coordinates a formal network of poverty centers called the U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers (CPC).