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Wealth Gaps in the Golden Years: Economic Insecurity for Older Adults in a High-Cost State
Many older adults in Massachusetts adjust to a much lower standard of living in retirement.
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Business of Care: Strengthening Family Child Care as a Path to Wealth Building
FCC owners serve some of the highest-need children in the Commonwealth, yet the owners who run these programs often take home some of the lowest wages among educators.
Read the ReportBoys & Men In Greater Boston: Challenges in Education, Employment and Health
In many areas, boys and men—especially those from lower-income and Black and Latino communities—face significant challenges.
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Small Rooms, Big Impact: Could SROs Help Fix Boston's Housing Crisis?
Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) housing once provided critical affordable housing for low-income and transient residents, and could do so again.
A Crisis of Trust in Federal Data
Research like ours relies on non-partisan, transparent data collection and dissemination. These values are currently under threat.
Homelessness in Greater Boston: An Update
New data show a marked increase in homelessness in Greater Boston during 2023, but resilience in the state's taxed emergency shelter system
When the Data Flip: Male Suicide in Massachusetts
Startling data shared last spring on the percentage of young women considering suicide in Massachusetts didn't address another sobering statistic - men are far more likely to die of suicide.
Is new housing a school budget buster?
Concerns about rising school costs loom large over MBTA Communities planning debates. But what does the research say?