The Wisconsin Bureau of Child Support, the Racine County Child Support Department, and the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) implemented a child support debt reduction demonstration program, Families Forward, in Racine County. The program …
2020–2021 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship Call for Applications: Deadline 8/9/2020, 11:59 PM (CT)
Application Deadline: August 9, 2020 11:59 pm (Central Time) View/download PDF version of the call About the Fellowship The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications from junior scholars from …
Vast Federal Aid Has Capped Rise in Poverty, Studies Find
Jason DeParle, The New York Times, 06/2/20, quoted: James P. Ziliak, Bruce D. Meyer, Diane Schanzenbach, and Christopher Wimer
2019 Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture – Bruce Western
Poverty, Criminal Justice, and Social Justice Bruce Western Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice and Co-Director of the Justice Lab Columbia University Presented Thursday, April 25, 2019
Why Parts Of Rural America Are Pushing Back On Coronavirus Restrictions
Kirk Siegler, NPR Morning Edition, 5/27/20, quoted: Kathy Cramer
The crisis to come: Poverty after the pandemic
Sarah Halpern-Meekin, op-ed, The Cap Times, 6/10/20
Tech Innovation Teams in Dane County Secure 2 Spots in a National Competition to Raise the Income of Dane County Families
CONTACT: Rebecca Schwei, (608) 516-6459, Rebecca.schwei@wisc.edu Two teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are advancing to the final round of a national competition for up to $1 million in funding to help boost the middle …
DreamUp Wisconsin Advancing Teams
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COVID-19’s Impact on Small Business: Deep, Sudden, and Lingering: Statement before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Michael Strain, American Enterprise Institute, 06/03/20
COVID: What Can Government Officials Learn from Farmers Market Managers?
Alfonso Morales, Farm2Facts Blog, 05/18/20