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Outsmarting Poverty
For more information on how the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities is turning the tide on poverty, please visit their website. To nominate an organization in your...
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Emergency Financial Assistance Prevents Homelessness
Homelessness has become an increasingly worrisome crisis in our nation over the past several years, but a new study from the University of Notre Dame shows that efforts to prevent...
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Fr. Ted Said…Serving Others: Jim Sullivan ’93
Notre Dame has a long and strong tradition of service and being a force for good. Fr. Hesburgh’s commitment to serving others was the seed that grew into impactful service...
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Evidence Matters
The latest event in the Evidence Matters series featured representatives from King County Metro Transit, Washington State’s Department of Social and Health Services, and LEO...
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What the Experts Say
Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better. – Maya Angelou The Poet Maya Angelou calls us to Informed Action here. Her words speak to...
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Poverty in America: Is Progress Possible in our Polarized Times?
LEO’s Managing Director Heather Reynolds joined the American Enterprise Institute and other poverty experts for a panel discussion on “Poverty in America: Is Progress Possible...
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Emergency Financial Assistance Reduces Homeless Shelter Entry and Violent Crime
A new study conducted by researchers at the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame shows that emergency financial assistance for...
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U.S. Poverty Numbers Continue to Decline, Researchers Find
A more accurate measure of the poverty rate, based on how much people consume, highlights the dramatic decline in poverty over the past four decades, a fact that is missed by the...
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The Power of Evidence: Transforming the Fight Against Poverty Through Research
The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) is answering Fr. Sorin’s challenge to be a “powerful force for good” by using economic research and evaluation to...
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Fighting to Create Economic Opportunity
A degree from a reputable community college has the potential to lift people out of poverty, but 60 percent of community college students drop out before they graduate. The...
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