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Exploring ways to break the cycle of poverty passed from generation-to-generation.

The opportunity for abuse and the lack of accountability is resulting in a system of corruption.

A handbook on the public policies that will lead to a thriving Georgia.

Offering opportunities that will jump start opportunity for youth in our communities.

Addressing safety net policies so that we meet needs while removing obstacles that trap people without helping people.

State-by-state data on the jobless impact of state responses to the pandemic.

A review of the welfare cliffs that exist in the southeast of the United States and how legislatures can identify where cliffs exist in their state. 

Dr. Lerman’s most recent report, focuses on Georgia’s Youth Apprenticeship program, created in the mid 1990s with fewer than 400 student participants. Today, the program has grown to more than 3,000 students in nearly 350 schools across the state. 

Part 1 of 3 in a report on systemic welfare. This report demonstrates how the current system does not meet these assumptions and points to the need for reform.

Part 2 of 3 in a report on systemic welfare. In this report we explore the new system as we imagine it could be, give guiding principles, provide a general framework for how the reformed system can function, and establish preliminary steps needed to implement the vision.

Part 3 of 3 in a report on systemic welfare. In the final report we present a structure Georgia’s governor and executive agencies could adopt to effectively and in relatively short order implement a reformed system.