Report Summarizes Results of Research on Social-Service Programs

What We Know Works: An Overview of Research About What Works (and What Doesn’t) in Social Service Organizations is a report from the Pew Partnership for Civic Change that summarizes current research in four broad areas of interest to grant makers and nonprofit organizations: children, youths and families; sustainable neighborhoods; employment programs; and economic development. The guide seeks to provide a “road map through the array of social-service programs and a starting point to address discrete issues” by explaining what works and what doesn’t. Chapters cover recent research in the fields of early childhood development, youth development, low-cost housing, and economic revitalization, among other things. A reference list is included. The publication is part of the Wanted: Solutions for America program of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, which is supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of Richmond.

Publisher: Pew Partnership for Civic Change, 5 Boar’s Head Lane, Suite 100, Charlottesville, Va. 22903; (804) 971-2073; mail@pew-partnership.org; http://www.pew-partnership.org; 98 pages; free for single copies; postage for multiple copies.