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Find the latest stories, research, and insights on policies, programs, and ideas shaping the national conversation on poverty and economic mobility.

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Economic Opportunity
Families
Pathways to Employment
2018
October 30, 2018

New Books Promote Work, Corporate Responsibility

Tax policies that reward work and regulatory reform that incentivizes best practices in corporate responsibility were two of the common themes raised in an American Enterprise Institute discussion Monday of three new books about work and how best to encourage and support it.

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Education
Families
Housing
2018
October 19, 2018

Forum Participants Speak on Eradicating Poverty and Inequality

“Poverty has a way of robbing your hopes and dreams,” said Linda Cliatt-Wayman, former principal of Strawberry Mansion High School in Philadelphia, during A Wider Circle’s 2018 Forum on Ending Poverty.

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Aging
Asset Building
Child and Youth Well-Being
Jobs
Tax and Budget
2018
October 1, 2018

The Earned Income Tax Credit: An Effective Anti-Poverty Tool with Room to Grow

Commentaries
Pathways to Employment
Wisconsin
2018
April 25, 2018

Work Requirements Are a Step in the Wrong Direction for Wisconsin

Commentaries
Higher Education
Hunger
Nutrition
2018
March 14, 2018

Rethinking College Students and SNAP

Commentaries
Cities
Pathways to Employment
2017
August 23, 2017

Transportation Access: Building a Path to Opportunity

Commentaries
Education
2017
July 19, 2017

To Help Low-Income Children Succeed, Focus on the Transition to Kindergarten

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Aging
Child and Youth Well-Being
Cities
Digital Divide
Environment
2017
July 5, 2017

How Local Advocates are Shaping Health Equity

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Cities
Justice System
Pathways to Employment
2017
May 12, 2017

Social Enterprises: No One is Unemployable