The National Alliance to End Homelessness authored this report, which is first in a series of briefs that examine the geographic distribution of homelessness in the United States. While homelessness is perceived to be an issue for urban areas…

This is the 13th annual report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, and provides a comprehensive view of the status of the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains. This…

This report, published through the Urban Institute, offers information on the relationship between neighborhood communities and schools with a focus on policy interventions. Authors summarize information on effectiveness as well as policy…

Public/Private Ventures released a report from a national longitudinal study of the Boys and Girls Clubs’ Program. Ten Clubs from around the country participated in the study to look at how youth transitioned into high school in relation to…

The Brookings Institution authored this report on how postsecondary education can often be a path to economic mobility. Adults who have degrees from two-year or four-year colleges have far higher family incomes than do adults who have only a high…

The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation conducted this study to better understand the characteristics and participation of American Indians and Alaska Natives in State and Tribal TANF programs over time. Researchers conducted…

This fact sheet is from the National Center for Children in Poverty and provides information on how the United States government measures poverty, and offers alternative ways for measuring economic hardship. Currently, the official poverty…

The Federal Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program provides eligible low-income families with an income-conditioned voucher that pays for a portion of rental costs in privately owned, affordable housing units. This paper extends prior…

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) conducted this analysis on disconnected youth using the Current Population Survey. In 2008, 1.9 million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 were disconnected, meaning that they were not in school or…

This report is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and provides an overview of the working poor in 2007. Specifically, Black and Hispanic workers continued to be more than twice as likely as their White counterparts to be poor. Additionally, in…