Urban Institute researchers recently completed a redesign of the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Annual Survey of Refugees to strengthen our understanding of refugee integration in the US. The collection of new and improved data begins this month.
Immigrant communities across the country have suffered adverse economic and health effects during the pandemic. Urban’s Dulce Gonzalez and Sara McTarnaghan explored strategies for immigrant inclusion in relief efforts at the annual Council of State Governments conference.
Robert Santos, Urban’s vice president and chief methodologist, testified before the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform, describing the risks to accuracy the census faces, including disruptions and other factors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This feature describes innovative approaches of grantees of the federal Promise Neighborhoods program, including a Promotores program in Hayward, California, which trains Latinx community leaders to be resources for health, wellness, and other services.
Essential workers rely on public transportation to commute to jobs that provide critical services, like health care. But our new transportation equity data tool shows inequities in public transportation access.
Four lessons can help cities advance equitable transportation.
On Monday, January 25, 4:30–5:30 p.m. (EST), Urban will launch the
Racial Equity Analytics Lab to advance race-conscious policies that remedy structural racism and support equitable recovery. Urban president Sarah Rosen Wartell will moderate a discussion with leaders from equity-focused organizations.
