Written by Tom Guevara, Director, IU Public Policy Institute Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, our attention has been rightfully focused on keeping our families and communities safe from a global pandemic threatening our health, relationships, and economic well-being. Focusing on economic recovery while responding to attack from an unseen enemy is especially difficult. COVID-19 is… Read more »
Click here to donate to the O’Neill IUPUI Emergency Fund to help students facing unexpected crises. When students walk into O’Neill Associate Director of Student Services James Eckerty’s office, he often ends up talking to them about far more than academics. “I’ve seen how life’s obstacles can really affect our students,” he says. “We know… Read more »
Homes in predominately black neighborhoods are often undervalued compared to those in other neighborhoods, even when the homes are similar. In Marion County, there is a more than $41,000 difference between the county’s median home value and that of homes in majority-black neighborhoods. The difference means people in these communities may face more challenges… Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS – Analysis of fatal and nonfatal gun violence in Indianapolis from 2014 through 2016 provides a better understanding of where shootings happened in the city and the social factors that contributed to high rates of neighborhood gun violence. The policy brief from the Center for Health and Justice Research at the IU Public Policy… Read more »
Read the full report at this link. Marion County accounts for 40 percent of evictions in Indiana and has the third-highest eviction rate in the state. In its latest policy brief, the Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy (CRISP) at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute takes a closer look at eviction trends… Read more »
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