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Chapter Spotlight: New Mexico SSN Helps Combat Youth Homelessness
“There's been a big push at the state level and local level, to figure out what to do about homelessness and be really effective at it. In this case...
Chapter Spotlight: Maine SSN Works to Improve Poll Worker Recruitment and Trust in Elections
“ Poll workers are an integral part of Maine’s election system. The research that Dr. Glover, Dr. LaBouff and Dr. LeVan are conducting is giving us...
Chapter Spotlight: For Utah SSN, a Deep and Fast-Paced Dive into Policy
“We had an idea of some of the bills that were going to come up. We wanted to figure out how to get people prepared to engage in a way that might be...
Chapter Spotlight: Dallas-Fort Worth SSN Builds Local Connections after Pandemic Shutdowns
“I was thrilled to meet with SSN scholars because timely, insightful commentary from academics is a critical part of our state’s ongoing dialogue...
Chapter Spotlight: San Diego SSN Collaborates with Civic Organizations in Their City
“As advocates, we decided that working directly with academics to help engage in the design of experiments, as well as the dissemination of critical...
Chapter Spotlight: Confluence SSN Highlights State Election Changes
“Election rules keep changing. So there's always new things to try and explain to people,” David Kimball, Confluence SSN co-leader As voters all...
Chapter Spotlight: Virginia SSN Builds Trust in Elections at Local Level
“The purpose is really to improve trust through education by offering a variety of events to clarify and understand what happened in 2020, but also to...
Chapter Spotlight: Alabama SSN Collaborates with Local Civic Organizations
“Through our 2022 partnership with SSN's Dr. Peter Jones, Alabama Appleseed was for the first time able to tell lawmakers just how expensive it is to...
Chapter Spotlight: Connecticut SSN Starts Column in Local News Outlet
“The Connecticut Mirror focuses sharply on state politics and public policy, and runs a popular public forum that lets non-journalists address timely...