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CLASP Audio Conferences: Interview with Jody Heymann: “CLASP is excited to offer our audio conferences as free files you can listen to right from your computer (or, burn a CD and listen to it anywhere). We hope this makes our calls accessible to even more listeners.” Jodie Levin-Epstein interviewed Jody Heymann on Forgotten Families and her research for the May 12th, 2006 audio conference. You may download it free of charge from the CLASP web site.
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To access the interview, click here: http://www.clasp.org/confdescriptions.php#43. |
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Economic Success Clearinghouse: “Economic Success Clearinghouse connects you to resources about effective policies, programs, and financing strategies that help low-income and working poor families.”
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To access the site, click here:
http://www.financeproject.org. |
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 Global Perspectives - HelpAge International: “HelpAge International is a global network of not-for-profit organizations with a mission to work, and for, disadvantaged older people worldwide to achieve a lasting improvement in the quality of their lives.”
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To access the site, click here: http://www.helpage.org/Home. |
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A Profile of the Working Poor : This 2003 report from the U.S. Department of Labor / Bureau of Labor Statistics “presents data on the relationship between labor force activity and poverty…for workers and their families.”
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To access the report, click here:
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2003.pdf. |
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Global Perspectives - The Project on Global Working Families: “The Project on Global Working Families is a research team founded and directed by Dr. Jody Heymann. The Project focuses on how the globalization of the economy affects parental working conditions and social supports, their impact on children’s health and development, and the public and private policy solutions available.”
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To access the report, click here: http://www.globalworkingfamilies.org. |
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Urban Institute: Low Income Working Families: The Urban Institute “analyze[s] policies, evaluate[s] programs, and inform[s] community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being. We work in all 50 states and abroad in over 28 countries, and we share our research findings with policymakers, program administrators, business, academics, and the public online and through reports and scholarly books.”
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To access their research on low income working families, click here: http://www.urban.org/toolkit/issues/workingfamilies.cfm. |
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To access the main page, click here: http://www.urban.org. |
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The Sloan Work and Family Research Network appreciates the extensive support we have received from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Boston College community.
E-mail: wfnetwork@bc.edu - Phone: 617-552-1708 - Fax: 617-552-9202
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