Scott W. Allard Place and Poverty in the United States

  • About
    • About Scott W. Allard
    • Academic CV
    • Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    • UW Faculty Webpage
  • Books
    • Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
      • Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
      • Click here to Order
      • Introduction
      • Places in Need – Online Technical Appendix
      • Media Coverage of Places in Need
      • Book Launch Event – July 20th
    • Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
  • Papers
    • Articles
    • Book Chapters & Monographs
    • Briefs and Reports
    • Working Papers
  • Projects & Affiliations
    • The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    • Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    • Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    • The Minimum Wage Study
    • Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
  • Professional Experience
  • Media
    • Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    • Select Media Coverage
About
    About Scott W. Allard
    Academic CV
    Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    UW Faculty Webpage
Books
    Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
    Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty's (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
    Click here to Order
    Introduction
    Places in Need - Online Technical Appendix
    Media Coverage of Places in Need
    Book Launch Event - July 20th
    Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
Papers
    Articles
    Book Chapters & Monographs
    Briefs and Reports
    Working Papers
Projects & Affiliations
    The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    The Minimum Wage Study
    Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
Professional Experience
Media
    Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    Select Media Coverage

Scott W. Allard Place and Poverty in the United States

  • About
    • About Scott W. Allard
    • Academic CV
    • Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    • UW Faculty Webpage
  • Books
    • Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
      • Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
      • Click here to Order
      • Introduction
      • Places in Need – Online Technical Appendix
      • Media Coverage of Places in Need
      • Book Launch Event – July 20th
    • Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
  • Papers
    • Articles
    • Book Chapters & Monographs
    • Briefs and Reports
    • Working Papers
  • Projects & Affiliations
    • The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    • Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    • Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    • The Minimum Wage Study
    • Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
  • Professional Experience
  • Media
    • Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    • Select Media Coverage
Commentary

Finding Relief from the Rising Tide of Income Inequality

January 12, 2018by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

The news cycle at the end of last week highlighted the persistent “rising tide” of inequality cast over the U.S. economy.  Persistent reporting of the facts about the widening gap between the very wealthy and the rest of society leads to statements more commonly used to describe sea level rise and climate change: The forces of income inequality are becoming stronger with more intense and extreme consequences. As I argue in an op-ed at The Hill, it appears that there are no solutions forthcoming at the federal level – in fact, federal policy coming from Washington is likely to make things worse. Instead, as often is the case with innovative climate policy action, we need to look to states and local communities for promising solutions to rising inequality in the coming years.

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Commentary

Interview with KOMO Radio: Trump, Race Relations, and Poverty

August 17, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments
https://scottwallard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Allard-on-KOMO-Radio.mp3

Click the left edge of the audio bar above or click here to listen to my interview on Wednesday, August 16th with Herb Weisbaum of KOMO Radio in Seattle about President Trump’s recent press conference comments about race relations, the economy, and poverty.

Commentary

Falling Poverty, Maintaining Support

December 23, 2016by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

The national poverty report produced by the Census Bureau in September showed the poverty rate to have fallen from 14.8% to 13.5% between 2014 and 2015. This was much welcomed news after more than a decade of very little improved economic opportunity for those at the lower end of the wage and income distribution.

While most attention at the time was paid to the drop in the poverty rate, the report’s appendices indicate the number of poor persons in the U.S. fell by more than 3.5 million from 2014 to 2015. Recent progress on poverty should bolster support for the safety net and encourage us to do more.

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Commentary

Pushed Out and Isolated

November 1, 2016by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

Safia Samee Ali’s recent piece for NBC News captures the challenges confronting low-income residents of cities today. Factors, such as gentrification and rising rents, push families out of their homes and neighborhoods in cities. At the same time many of the suburban destinations awaiting  families leaving the city do not necessarily foster access to greater opportunity.

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Commentary

New Human Need Index Fills a Data Void to Help Those in Need

November 2, 2015by Scott W. AllardNo Comments
Human Needs Index Map of the United States

My 2009 book, “Out of Reach,” examined why it can be hard for poor families to get help from the safety net. One critical barrier is the lack of information about local program resources and nonprofit social service organizations. Good information is key to finding help, but it’s also important if we are to target resources effectively and assess if program investments were successful.

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