by Michael Berger | Nov 10, 2023 | November 2023 Newsletter
Written by: Patty Sneddon-Kisting, Executive Director of Urbandale Food Pantry Attending the showing of Chelsea Eats project and the community conversation that followed, hosted by the UpLift team provided a sense of reassurance. It was encouraging to see the dialogue...
by Michael Berger | Aug 15, 2023 | August 2023 Newsletter
Reducing poverty is critical to prevent negative long-term outcomes in children and to improve the life trajectories of today’s youth. A family’s income level is linked to a child’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development (Engle & Black, 2008). Children in...
by Michael Berger | Aug 15, 2023 | August 2023 Newsletter
UpLift is committed to providing Central Iowans with community learning opportunities centered around exploring basic income as a poverty reduction strategy. Beyond the research conducted with the 110 Central Iowans receiving a basic income and a control group of 140...
by Michael Berger | Aug 15, 2023 | August 2023 Newsletter
Written by: Emily Westergaard CEO of By Degrees Foundation What’s the biggest predictor of whether a student will succeed in school and beyond? Is it their hard work, their dedication, their “grit?” Is long-term success based on how smart a student is? Does having the...
by Michael Berger | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog Post
Before coming to The Harkin Institute as a Project Coordinator for UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot, I was finishing my Master’s in Public Health degree at the University of Iowa with a practicum project focused on the Central Iowa basic income pilot...
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