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September 6, 2023 | Report/Brief | Deanie Anyangwe

Unified, Safe, and Well: Building Life-Affirming Systems for Justice-Impacted Families

In this report, we analyze the landscape for family-based alternative sentencing programs to assess the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their program goals.

August 31, 2023 | Blog Post | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

A Better Poverty Measure Shows the Impact of Public Policies

In advance of Census Bureau’s annual release of poverty data, we explain exactly what the official poverty measure captures and what it misses.

August 28, 2023 | Blog Post | Nia West-Bey

Are We Listening? Youth Mental Health Challenges are Rooted in Young Adult Poverty Rates

Youth mental health needs existed before the pandemic; indeed, while these needs were clearly growing for years there has long been a mismatch between the level of need and the services available.

August 24, 2023 | Blog Post | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

How to End Child Poverty for Good

A family’s income during the prenatal and early years of a child’s life plays a significant role in her health, well-being, and cognitive development, all of which shape her future outcomes. Evidence abounds on the positive impact that income support programs—especially cash transfers—have on children.

August 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Demystifying the Rulemaking Process to Increase Public Engagement

In July 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) addressed the issue of low community participation in rulemaking with a memorandum encouraging federal agencies to look for “meaningful and equitable” opportunities for public input.

August 18, 2023 | Blog Post | Madison Trice

A Solidarity Lens in Response to the SFFA v. Harvard Ruling

The Supreme Court's perspective doesn’t reflect the ways that holistic admissions allow colleges to take race into account as one of many factors that could shape a student’s lived experience.

August 15, 2023 | Blog Post

Rectifying Past Wrongs: the Biden Administration’s Limited Progress in Drug Decriminalization

I earnestly hope that President Biden’s commitment to ending racial disparities in our court & prison systems isn't simply political theater but a true promise to repair the legacy of the War on Drugs for those who look like me.

August 7, 2023 | Report/Brief

Community Transformation: Youth Changemakers Leading National Policy and Systems Change for Liberation

The New Deal for Youth's Evaluation Strategy group partnered with Praxis Institute on a year-long research cycle to evaluate the impact of ND4Y and inform future ND4Y strategies. This group systematically documented the ND4Y initiative’s impact using a youth participatory action research approach.

July 31, 2023 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

Lawmakers Should Increase SSI Asset Limits to Promote Equity and Economic Opportunity

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, we should uplift the stories and resilience of the disability community, and we also must advocate for policy solutions to promote equity and economic justice for people with disabilities.

July 28, 2023 | Report/Brief | Kayla Tawa

Giving the Young People What They Want: A Policy Framework for Youth Peer Support

This paper seeks to answer how a non-clinical practice like youth peer support can be reimbursed by Medicaid without it being incorporated into a medicalized model.

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