Higher Ground tells the story
of a group of committed activists and business leaders in
Milwaukee who propelled their passion and pragmatism into
a fresh approach to addressing one of the country’s
most enduring problems, poverty.
The experiment was called New Hope. Through the
eyes of three women, Inez, Lakeisha,
and Elena (names have been changed),
readers see first-hand how well-designed
policies can make a difference in
the lives of working poor adults
and their children.
“Results
are very promising” … read
more.
Blueprint for Antipoverty Policy
As
America takes stock of the successes and shortcomings of
the Clinton-era poverty and welfare policies, the authors
convincingly demonstrate why New Hope could be a model for
state and national efforts to assist the working poor. Evidence-based
and insightfully written, Higher Ground illuminates
how policymakers can make work pay and improve the lives
of children in families struggling to escape poverty.
read more on policy recommendations here
Author Greg Duncan, with members of the New Hope team, call for a national program modeled on New Hope to address the growing ranks of the working poor. Read the policy paper written for the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project,
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Read the compelling stories of how three women
find a way to reach higher ground,
and create new hope
for their children.
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