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May 1, 2008

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May 12, 2008

Nonprofits by the Numbers

Nonprofit Almanac 08Nonprofits contributed more than $666 billion to the U.S. economy in 2006. Individuals donated over $222 billion and volunteered 12.9 billion hours to some 1.4 million nonprofit organizations. What are the statistics behind this sector's continuing growth and financial impact? The Nonprofit Almanac 2008 "unveils a new generation of data that will make this fluid and changing sector more transparent."

>Nonprofit Almanac 2008

Relocating to a Better Life

rowhouses How successful are relocation strategies in improving the quality of life for very poor families? The Moving to Opportunity program targeted some of the poorest, highest-crime communities and offered families a chance to move to lower-poverty neighborhoods. A new set of reports looks at the long term and qualitative effects.

>Three City Study of the MTO Project

Headed Down the Ladder

father tosses his son in the air Belief in economic self-determination—the ability to move up through the economic spectrum by dint of hard work—lies at the core of the American Dream. But recent polls suggest that Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about their economic security and the risk of downward economic mobility. In a series of reviews, UI researchers investigate the trends.

>Economic Mobility in America

Five Questions for the Experts

Amy Solomon

Amy Solomon, a senior research associate in UI's Justice Policy Center, is lead author of “Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community.” She answers five questions on ways to help inmates transition out of local jails, and the unique challenges for a population previously overlooked by policymakers focused on reentry from state and federal prisons.

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