Social Work 604: Social Systems and Social Work Practice

Statistical profiles of United States' cities, including: Real estate prices and sales trends, recent home sales, a home value estimator, hundreds of thousands of maps, satellite photos, demographic data (race, income, ancestries, education, employment), geographic data, state profiles, crime data, registered sex offenders, cost of living, housing, religions, businesses, local news links based on our exclusive technology, birthplaces of famous people, political contributions, city government finances, employment, weather, natural disasters, hospitals, schools and libraries.

Snapshots of demographic traits, lifestyles & behaviors by zip code.

Snapshots of socioeconomic, demographic & lifestyle characteristics by zip code.

Demographic and economic characteristics, employment, violent and property crime rates, city and suburban government finances, and more.

One of WISCAP’s four focus areas is research. WISCAP joins with local, state and national institutions to study the realities of poverty and the impact of legislation and policy on local communities. Examples of data and research from partnerships with United Way of Wisconsin and the Institute for Research on Poverty can be found on the Statewide Research page.
This page, from WISCAP hosts the report, the summary, and press release for the WPR.

Reports on how cities, states, and agencies can get on the high road, economic analyses of Wisconsin, and more, including the State of Working Wisconsin.

The United For ALICE project provides a comprehensive and unbiased picture of financial hardship in Wisconsin. Our partners use the ALICE measures to highlight the challenges ALICE households face to inspire action and generate innovative solutions that promote financial stability. These programs, practices, and policies improve access to affordable housing, high quality child care and education, healthy food, health care, transportation, workforce training, and more.

The World Bank's approach to measuring and approaching global poverty is through a wide-angle approach. This site includes reports, data, and reports on Global Poverty using World Bank metrics.

Annual data from the United Nations Human Development Reports focuses on illuminating inequalities and was developed jointly by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Live interactive "clock" that provides real-time estimates until 2030 for almost every country in the world until the end of extreme poverty, one of the UN's first sustainable development goals.
it also calculates the current rate of poverty reduction in the world.

The world health organization (WHO) stresses the fundamental importance of developing "pro-poor" health policy, which are outlined on this page and reports it links to.