Public Policy
The Northwest Area Foundation has a long history of supporting grantee initiatives to promote civic engagement and local advocacy. We also work with a number of stakeholders, researchers and critics to help us explore our role in public policy, which is one of our key strategies to affect sustainable change in urban, rural and American Indian communities across our region.
To learn more about how the Northwest Area Foundation is supporting Public Policy, check out our grantee stories:
Immigrant Aspirations/ Challenges
Every year, more than one million immigrants and refugees settle in inner cities and in small rural towns across America. »more
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Tools for Policy Change
”Families trying to work their way out of poverty are often bogged down by quagmire of disconnected policies and regulations,” ... »more
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Why State Policies
At last count, more than 37 million people in America, 12.5 percent of the entire population, live at or below the Federal Poverty Level ... »more
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