The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty announced the winners of a re-grant program funded by The JPB Foundation aimed at expanding antipoverty research capacity. Through the Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships, IRP is …
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UW–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty Named National Research Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility
CONTACT: Judith Siers-Poisson, Communications Director, sierspoisson@wisc.edu; 608-262-7779 MADISON—The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the nation’s longest-standing center for poverty research, has been awarded a five-year, $10.6 million cooperative agreement to …
2021 Fall IRP Seminar Calendar
IRP Seminars will resume in person meetings this semester, unless otherwise noted. Connection information for virtual seminars will be sent out, in advance, to the IRP Seminar email list. Sign up for IRP seminar email …
2021: Understanding and Addressing Inequities in Human Services
Annual Poverty Research and Policy Forum Virtual Series Understanding and Addressing Inequities in Human Services September 28 & 29, 2021 Convened by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Supported by …
Tax Policy for Low-Income Americans – Agenda
A conference organized by the Poverty and Tax Policy Network of the Collaborative of Poverty Centers Location: Zoom August 27, 2021 1:00 – 4:05 pm Eastern/12:00 – 3:05 pm Central Friday August 27 1:00pm Welcome …
Links between Involved Fathers and Positive Effects on Children
Feature Revised June 2021 | No. 5-2020 More than 72 million men in the United States have at least one biological child. That’s 60 percent of all men in the country. Some are married or …
IRP Statement of Commitment to Racial and Social Justice
The past year has been one of reckoning for the United States. While not new, the outrage over the murder of black citizens has made the systemic institutional violence and oppression people of color experience …
‘Legal Tune Up’ tool helps Wisconsinites clear eligible criminal records
IRP welcomes Dr. Mina Addo as the new National Poverty Fellow
IRP is pleased to announce that Dr. Mina Addo has been selected as the National Poverty Fellow for 2021–2022. She recently completed her Ph.D. in Social Welfare at the University of Pennsylvania and her research interests …
Child Support Policy Research Agreement, October 2020–December 2022
This research agreement between IRP and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (Daniel R. Meyer and Judith Bartfeld, Principal Investigators) supports data collection and research related to the child support system. The primary projects …