Research from the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan provides information on the low-wage workforce in the United States. Due to recent immigration, the typical low-wage worker is now most likely to be a Hispanic immigrant.…

This article is from the Rural Families Speak Project and provides research on the employment patterns of low-income women in rural areas. Employment volatility can often create unstable environments for low-income families and hinder economic…

From the Chapin Hall Center for Children, this report provides information from a Midwest study of youth as they made the transition from foster care into adulthood. The study tracks the youth on a variety of measures, such as living arrangements…

This article, from the Family Violence Prevention Fund, provides an overview of the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) initiative and offers information on the intersection between domestic violence and child maltreatment.…

Due in large part to welfare reform, employment rates have increased among single mothers. From the Urban Institute, this article examines these trends in relation to increasing income among this population due to employment and the Earned Income…

Between 2000 and 2005, the poverty rate for children in the United States increased by 11 percent, which equates to 1.3 million more children living in poverty. This fact sheet, from the National Center for Children in Poverty, provides the…

This resource from the Urban Institute provides information on how to address prisoner reentry issues through mapping and analysis of neighborhood-level data. Through mapping data, local officials and stakeholders can improve service delivery to…

From the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, this report highlights reasons to engage incarcerated parents and their children in programs to help support reunification. The authors offer recommendations to help balance addressing…

In 2005, the U.S. teen birth rate fell to its lowest level ever according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The birth rate for teenagers ages 15-19 fell from 40.4 births per 1,000, which was a 35 percent decrease from 1991…

From the Funder’s Network, this paper examines how housing conditions can affect aspects of child well-being in their communities. The study reviews housing characteristics, such as the cost of housing, residential mobility, and the surrounding…