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Foundation-written and -funded reports look at current state of affairs and shine a light on the future
Mar 28 2022
The Path Forward: COVID GAP
At this pivotal moment, COVID GAP urges the world’s response to the pandemic to shift from emergency crisis management to a sustainable control strategy. This strategy should help to build …
Health Global
Mar 22 2022
2021 Menino Survey: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
The racial wealth gap is wider for Black and Latinx families compared to White families than for any other racial identifications. Nationwide, it persists across a variety of assets, including …
U.S. Economic Opportunity U.S. & the Americas
Dec 20 2021
Early Insights from the Equity-First Vaccination Initiative
In Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Newark, and Oakland, The Rockefeller Foundation’s $20M Equity-First Vaccination Initiative (EVI), supported over 100 community-based organizations working to increase vaccine confidence and uptake in communities of …
Health U.S. & the Americas
Nov 22 2021
2021 Menino Survey of Mayors: Building Back Better
Covid-19 has posed unprecedented and long-lasting economic, political, and social challenges to American cities. It has crippled small businesses, heightened an already escalating housing crisis, laid bare massive racial inequality, …
U.S. Economic Opportunity U.S. & the Americas
Nov 15 2021
True Cost of Food: School Meals Case Study
This report highlights the vital role of school meal programs in providing essential nutrition to 30 million children and their families in the U.S. Access to nutritious meals not only promotes better health but also enhances learning outcomes. Despite the $18.7 billion annual cost of running these programs, they yield significant benefits, valued at nearly $40 billion, in terms of improved human health and economic equity.
Food U.S. & the Americas