Institute for Urban Policy Research

Responding to Sex Trafficking in the Greater Dallas Area: A Needs Assessment

October 31, 2023

Executive Summary Human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation, harboring, transfer, and/or abduction of people through fraud, force, and/or coercion. It is a global public health crisis that transcends borders, cultures, and demographics. A form of modern-day slavery, it traps millions of individuals, primarily women, children, and vulnerable populations, into lives of exploitation, abuse, and forced…
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Poised for Leadership: How the Indian American community is making a mark and why it matters

February 28, 2022

Infographic Sources Median Age Mary Hanna and Jeanne Batalova, “Indian Immigrants in the United States,” migrationpolicy.org, October 15, 2020, Available Here. Civic Participation Sumitra Badrinathan et al., “Social Realities of Indian Americans: Results From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, n.d., Available Here. Andrew Daniller and Hannah Gilberstadt, “Key Findings…
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2021 Beyond ABC Report

November 15, 2021

Since 2010, the Institute has partnered with Children’s Health System of Texas to produce the Beyond ABC: Growing Up in North Texas report. Our 2021 report finds that, while poverty conditions for North Texas children have improved, mental health concerns have grown. In addition, Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased concerns for our children’s educational…
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A Review of Eviction Protections in Dallas, Texas

May 12, 2021

The Institute for Urban Policy Research partnered with the Texas Tenants Union to better understand the impact of eviction remediation programs on the plight of tenants in the City of Dallas. In Dallas, roughly three of every five households rent their home; programs aimed at preventing eviction are pertinent to most of Dallas’s population (U.…
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Whose Dallas? Looking Beyond the Numbers Tells Us the Story We Need to Know

May 3, 2019

These are the slides that Dr. Bray presented to frame the conversation at the 2019 Dallas Urban Futures Summit.

2017-18 Domestic Violence Task Force Report

October 26, 2018

Since 2014, the Institute for Urban Policy Research has worked closely with the Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force to produce an annual report detailing important trends in domestic violence policy, victim services, and batterer interventions, as well as domestic violence offense, arrest, and prosecution trends. Here you will find the latest report, as well as…
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Community-wide Data Initiative Listening Session Report

August 23, 2018

The Institute, in conjunction with the Community Council of Greater Dallas, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, and the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation recently embarked on a community-wide data initiative, funded initially by the Community Service Block Grant. A first step included listening to community-based organizations and government to learn how they use data…
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Nonprofit Innovation in a Time of Economic Change

May 30, 2018

United Way 2016 Scorecard

March 8, 2018

Based on the research provided by the Insitute, these scorecards illustrate the impact of the United Way’s investment in North Texas. These scorecards cover their impact areas of Income, Education, and Health, and provide macro information about the region as well as information about the lives they touch.

Poverty Tabulations: 2000-2016

February 1, 2018

Initially prepared for members of the Dallas City Council, this brief document outlines changes in the City’s poverty rate from 2000 through 2016.

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