This Pew Trusts fact sheet profiles Louisiana’s expansion of efforts to provide access to opioid use disorder treatment. The fact sheet details how new legislation requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the number of providers to…

This factsheet, prepared by Minnesota State Careerwise, illustrates a list of common barriers to employment. It also provides guidance on how to address barriers when job hunting, including finding helpful resources.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison provides concrete data on how the opioid crisis has grown in Wisconsin. Identification of the rising number of opioid-related deaths, geography of…

This Pew Trusts fact sheet illustrates the lack of capacity within rural communities to provide access to treatment for opioid use. Strategies to close the treatment gap include expanding the healthcare provider workforce, using technology and…

This fact sheet by the University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty reviews the challenges of low-wage jobs and identifies factors of economic instability; these factors include irregularity in work schedules and monthly income. The…

The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness will begin to issue a set of six fact sheets through its blog “Home, Together” to bridge a connection between early care and education providers and housing and homelessness services providers. The fact…

This fact sheet from Child Trends provides data analysis on food insecurity levels, as of 2016. Trends discussed include percentage of children living in food-insecure households, household food insecurity levels by race, and food insecurity…

This U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service fact sheet offers introductory language to explain the ranges of food security and insecurity, a review of the recommendations of the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), and…

The FEMA Public Assistance Fact Sheet offers information on the FEMA Public Assistance Program, including the local codes, standards, and ability of relocation during disaster. The sheet answers basic questions on applicant eligibility and the…

This factsheet from the National Center for Children in Poverty includes demographic information on low-income children and their families. It includes statistics on program supports used, poverty by geographic region, education levels, race and…