Facilitating the Use of Local Court Eviction Data
Findings from New America focus groups on the barriers and facilitators for local use of court eviction data.
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Future State: Listening to Chicago’s Gig Workers’ Needs in the New Economy
New America Chicago and The Workers Lab sit down with gig workers to develop policy and tech-driven solutions for a modern workforce.
Passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Leaves Lessons for the Future
NEW: New Round of Child Care Innovation Reporting Grants Now Available!
Stories to Drive Policy Change: Better Life Lab’s Child Care Innovation Reporting Grants
Re-Scripting Hollywood Stories to Shift Culture: A Q&A with Sanaz Alesafar, Executive Director of Storyline Partners
Together with Storyline Partners, the Better Life Lab works to shift narratives and culture through inclusive storytelling on TV and film.
Co-Designing a Thriving Family Life
NPL has begun longitudinal co-design research to craft a blueprint for what the social safety net of the future should aspire to be
“Child Care Services Would Cease to Happen Without Immigrant Child Care Workers”
New research finds anti-immigrant policies harm the child care sector and vulnerable families.
Climate Experts: We Need a Better Managed Retreat
U.S. policymakers need to drastically rethink how to fund and implement managed retreat amid worsening climate impacts.
America’s New Reality: Forcing Birth With No Support
One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe, the Better Life Lab team talks about the urgent need for paid leave and abortion rights.
Senate HELP Committee Executive Session Addresses Working Families’ Needs
The Senate HELP Committee wants to close the wage gap, guarantee paid sick days and aid collective action - much needed and long overdue.
No Longer a Luxury: Momentum Towards Closing the Digital Divide
With the ACP Week of Action, NA Chicago takes a look at the Affordable Connectivity Program and its attempt to close the digital divide.
