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Cutting childhood poverty in half

A new report confirms that the priorities RESULTS advocates are pushing for, like increased funding for housing vouchers, are proven solutions to solving poverty nationwide – especially as part of a broader policy strategy.

March 19, 2019 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

The real power isn’t in Washington

On a day when more than a dozen Washington experts were there to testify, the person this member of Congress was thinking about was back in Omaha – his constituent Fran, a long-time RESULTS advocate.

March 13, 2019 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations | Housing & Home Ownership

Cultivating community and learning for young advocates

On a cold, wet weekend in February, 51 young REAL Change Fellows and alumni hailing from 24 states gathered together for the REAL Change Policy Summit. This RESULTS fellowship program provides training and community for advocates between ages 18-30. This year’s class had landed in Washington, DC for three days of learning, organizing, and advocacy.

February 26, 2019 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria | Housing & Home Ownership | RESULTS Fellowship

Families living in poverty speak with Congress

With 43 million people in the United States living below the poverty line, members of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival came to Washington so that members of Congress and staff could hear directly from those currently experiencing poverty.

October 15, 2018 | Housing & Home Ownership | U.S. Health & Nutrition

Debunking the Top 10 Myths about the Racial Wealth Divide

Racial wealth inequality today has roots dating back to slavery and is manifested in everything from disparities in education access, entrepreneurship and even health outcomes. While there are many ideas about what it will take to close the racial wealth gap, it is generally unclear which ideas would effectively eliminate the racial wealth divide.