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An institute investigating and analysing U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Medicare, and disabilities issues.
Number of Employees 500
Contact Information
2100M Street N.W
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
1 202 833 7200
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NAICS Code Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling: 541910
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Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns; Findings Based on First Long-Term Study of Foundation Expenses and Compensation.(Report)
- 2008-02-07
Byline: The Urban Institute NEW YORK, Feb. 7 AScribe Newswire -- Foundation type, size, staffing patterns, and operating activities are the key factors that consistently drive foundation expense and compensation patterns, according to a new report issued jointly by the Urban Institute, the ...
Will Boomer Retirees Form a New Army of Volunteers?
- 2007-12-13
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 AScribe Newswire -- As the first phalanx of the 76 million-strong baby boom generation begins turning 62 and receiving Social Security benefits January 1, will they create a massive army of willing and able volunteers? Researchers from...
First Focus to Hold Children's Budget Summit on July 20, 2007
- 2007-07-16
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Christopher Spina of First Focus, +1-703-535-3872, cell: +1-703-270-8171 WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, July 20, 2007, First Focus, a bipartisan children's advocacy organization, will hold a Children's Budget Summit at the National Press Club. The objective is to address the 23% decline in the share...
Study: State rated low in work-support funds
- 2007-07-11
Earning a paycheck is only part of the problem for many families struggling to work their way out of poverty. Even after paychecks start coming in, families are often stretched to cover expenses such as child care, food and medical care, say advocates for the poor. ...
1.8 Million Uninsured Children Are Eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
- 2007-02-09
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 AScribe Newswire -- The decade-old State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP has signed up close to 70 percent of its target population, a new Urban Institute report estimated, but 1.8 million eligible children nationwide are yet to...
Research Looks at Ways to Protect Vulnerable Elderly From Social Security Changes.
- 2007-01-30
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 AScribe Newswire -- With Social Security's trust funds facing depletion by 2040, many observers suggest partly addressing the projected deficit by raising the age at which workers can first receive retirement benefits. While a higher retirement...
Welfare Reform: Is it Working?
- 2007-01-01
More than a decade after welfare was overhauled, the rolls have plummeted, yielding some successes and a cohort of working Americans who are poor In 1996, the year the welfare reform bill was signed, Roberta Price was an unemployed single mother. She was living on public assistance, Aid...
New Book Offers Reform Agenda for a Working America.
- 2006-09-06
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 AScribe Newswire -- Wage inequality in the United States is large and growing. At the same time, numerous federal policies discourage some people from working. A new book from the Urban Institute Press explains how government programs...
Golden years are active years, study shows.(FYI)
- 2006-04-01
Rocking chairs, shuffleboard matches, and card games are getting stiff competition from paid work, volunteering, and caregiving in the lives of older Americans, new research from the Urban Institute shows. Almost 80 percent of those aged 55 and older spend time working, ...
Foundation Report Warns Against 'One Size Fits All' Standards; Spending Patterns Vary Widely Based on Foundation Characteristics, Practices.
- 2006-02-06
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 AScribe Newswire -- February 3, 2006-The first comprehensive report on the factors affecting administrative expenses and compensation at grantmaking foundations "cautions against constructing a 'one size fits all' approach to setting standards." "Foundation...
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