People- & Family-Centered Policy

Could a Digital Tool Help Families Share the Load at Home? Fairshare’s Rachel Drapper Thinks So

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In Short

Could a Digital Tool Help Families Share the Load at Home? Fairshare’s Rachel Drapper Thinks So

Apr 6, 2022

Brigid Schulte

Caregiving in America — the Dignity Gap

Podcast

Caregiving in America — the Dignity Gap

Apr 5, 2022

Improving Unemployment Insurance by Example

In Short

Improving Unemployment Insurance by Example

A case study on how New Practice Lab and Bloom Works created a playbook for improving state unemployment insurance systems

Apr 4, 2022

American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress

Podcast

American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress

Mar 29, 2022

Rage Against the Machine: The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed out about

Podcast

Rage Against the Machine: The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed out about

Mar 22, 2022

Brigid Schulte

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Report / In Depth

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Report about the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and Latinx Chicago communities and ideas for equitable recovery policy.

Mar 21, 2022

Dominica McBride, PhD, Gabriela Garcia, PhD, Lisa Sargent, Scott Christian, PhD

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance

In the News

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance

Hollie Russon Gilman and Mark Schmitt wrote for Stanford Social Innovation Review on the promise of co-governance.

Mar 17, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

Report / In Depth

Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

A toolkit designed to help managers design equitable, high results cultures for the digital, hybrid, and essential work of the future.

Mar 17, 2022

Brigid Schulte

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Report / In Depth

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Predatory lenders have stripped billions of dollars from communities of color, but policymakers can do more to support wealth-building.

Mar 7, 2022

Spencer Cowan, Meegan Dugan Adell, Kathie Kane-Willis, Hala Kourtu, Vanessa Rangel

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

In Short

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

Feb 24, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Brent Adams, Jason Stewart, Samantha Webster, Shannon Lynch

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Could a Digital Tool Help Families Share the Load at Home? Fairshare’s Rachel Drapper Thinks So

Caregiving in America — the Dignity Gap

Improving Unemployment Insurance by Example

American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress

Rage Against the Machine: The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed out about

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance

Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans