Urban across the Country

Urban’s researchers partner with state and local leaders to provide the evidence, tools, and support they need to improve lives and strengthen communities. This work includes strategic advising to translate research into action, program evaluations to measure effectiveness, and research and data analysis to inform decisionmaking. Our experts develop custom data tools and modeling to support equitable resource allocation and lead community-engaged research and convenings to ensure policies reflect local priorities.

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Early childhood mental health consultation can strengthen the child care workforce and improve children’s outcomes, but greater program expansion and awareness is needed nationwide.
Brief Fines, Fees, and Financial Strain
Using data from the Urban Institute’s December 2024 Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, this research brief examines the prevalence of fines and fees and the ability of households to pay them.
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Working together, the private sector can help build resilience for workers and their families by supporting the growth of the cash-value component of life insurance or expanding its flexibility.
Journal Article The Jury Is Still Out On ICHRAs
In this piece, Urban experts explore ICHRAs' virtues and shortcomings and the uncertainty about their effects, now and in the future.
Research Report Outdoor Workers at Risk
In this report, we combine federal air quality, wildfire, and heat wave data with new estimates of the size and geographic distribution of the outdoor workforce to identify where outdoor workers face common outdoor exposure risks.