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Poverty is complex. Research helps us use best practices. Data shows the amount of work we do each year. Stories reveal the impact that our work has on the lives of Iowans.

Browse through the research, data, and stories to learn more about poverty.

Recommended Reading

• Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding and Ending US Poverty by Joanne Samuel Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox
• Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
• Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong about Poverty by Mark Rank, Lawrence Eppard & Heather Bullock
• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

Recommended Watching

The California Community Action Partnership Association created three short videos that do a fabulous job summarizing:

• The Community Action Network
• CSBG National Goals
• Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA)