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Most charities … could easily pass almost any test for simple charitable status and still not be very effective in their … efforts.

—Eugene Steuerle, Wall Street Journal,
Dec. 10, 2007

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To FOSTER SOUND social and economic POLICY, we

GATHER and ANALYZE data

CONDUCT research

EVALUATE programs

INFORM community development and

EDUCATE Americans on critical issues.

December 17, 2007

Housing in the Nation's Capital 2007

Despite the recent housing market slowdown, home prices and rents remain out of reach for many Washington-area residents. This year’s report focuses on how the region has been challenged in meeting the special housing needs of its elderly, disabled, and homeless residents.
Read the 2007 and previous reports

What Happens to Children After Immigration Raids?

Panelists in our latest Thursday's Child forum deliberated the impact of Immigration Custom and Enforcement's workplace raids on families, who is responsible for protecting affected children, and what policies and procedures could alleviate the negative consequences on young people.
Listen in on the panel (audio recording)
Read the new UI study

Rosa Maria Castaneda, a Research Associate in UI’s Labor, Human Services, and Population Center, is co-author of “Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children.” She answers five questions about her research, her next project, and the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s newly issued guidelines on the conduct of raids.

Read the interview