Interviews

Public Policy Associates produces high-quality, independent reports that offer analysis and insight to clients and their stakeholders. Here is a sampling:

Michigan Child Care Assistance: Reasons for Non-Use and Impacts for Families

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Presentation Date: August, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, child care providers, Early-Stage, Families, Government, Interviews, Parents, Research

Upper Peninsula Food As Medicine: Final Pilot Results Summary

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Upper Peninsula Commission for Area ProgressTags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Interviews, Survey

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Restoring the Promise of Adult Education: Strategies to Make Michigan a Leader in Preparing All Adults to Succeed in a Knowledge-Driven Economy

Topic Area: Higher Education, Workforce Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Report, Summary Partner(s): TalentFirstDate: March, 2023Tags: Adult Education, Adult Learners, Data Analysis, Educators, Focus Groups, Interviews, Landscape Scan, Literature Review, Survey, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Year 1 Results Summary: Upper Peninsula Food As Medicine

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Program Evaluation Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Upper Peninsula Commission for Area ProgressDate: October, 2023Tags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Health, Interviews, Outcome Evaluation, Process Evaluation, Survey

Effects of an Eligibility-Threshold Increase and Providing Stabilization Grants

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Interviews, Research, Survey Document Type: Report Date: March, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, child care providers, COVID-19, Equity, Families, Government, Interviews, Parents, Telephone Interviews

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Southeastern Michigan Environmental Scan

Topic Area: Food and Nutition, Housing and Homelessness, K-12 Education, Workforce Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Landscape Scan Document Type: Brief Partner(s): United Way for Southeastern MichiganDate: May, 2023Tags: CIE, Food Assistance, Health, Interviews, Landscape Scan, Roundtables, Technology

Decision Guide: Designing a “Food Is Medicine” Program To Pilot In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Consulting Document Type: Guide Partner(s): Feeding America West MichiganDate: November, 2023Tags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Health, Interviews, Survey

Michigan Child Care Subsidy Policy Changes 2021: Awareness Gaps, Support for Increased Access, and the Implications of Temporary Policies

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Michigan Department of Education; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDate: January, 2023Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Data Analysis, Families, Interviews, Policy Change

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