Social Work

Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic

Associate professor Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice shares the final results from the Stockton pilot program, which show connections between financial security and better health.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice Juliana Rosati

The pandemic’s impact on individual generosity

How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect people’s volunteering, donating, and helping behaviors? A report by SP2 faculty and students summarizes a nationally representative study aiming to answer this question.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

Researching depression in low-income women

The importance of addressing depression among low-income women in multiple contexts is a theme of recent research by April Ivey, Jacqueline Corcoran, and others at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

Sex workers’ rights

A Fulbright award augments Toorjo Ghose’s work to document and support the social movement happening among sex workers in India against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kristina García



In the News


The Washington Post

Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the population of homeless seniors 65 and older will likely double or even triple 2017 levels in some places before peaking around 2030.

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Indianapolis Star

Will $50 a week teach kids fiscal skills in Indianapolis school’s study, close wealth gap?

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is participating in a study on the impact of $50 a week for Indianapolis high schoolers.

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Voice of America

Volunteerism is changing in the United States

Ram A. Cnaan of the School of Social Policy & Practice says job demands and multiple jobs prevent many people from doing traditional volunteering.

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Boston Globe

Cambridge’s COVID experiment at giving poor families $500 month will continue, and grow

Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that Massachusetts is an ideal laboratory for guaranteed income programs.

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WGBH

Cambridge tries giving thousands of low-income residents money, no strings attached

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying 30 guaranteed income programs around the country, with commentary by Amy Beth Castro.

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CNN

Project that gave $500 a month to some California residents shows that such efforts could have a ‘profound impact on public health, researchers say

A report co-authored by Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that people who received a $500 monthly stipend in Stockton, California, were more likely to be able to handle a $400 emergency.

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