Research/Reports
Research/Reports
United Way of Rhode Island conducts research and publishes reports related to its work in helping people do better for themselves. Documents of particular public interest will be posted here.
Annual Report archive
2008 Annual Report: Click here
2007 Annual Report: Click here
Public Opinion Survey (2010)
Since the original passage of the housing bond in 2006, the housing market and economy in Rhode Island have changed drastically. In spring of 2010, HousingWorks RI commissioned Hart Research Associates, a leading national survey research firm, to conduct a survey of 504 likely voters in Rhode Island. The survey examined the attitudes and perceptions of Rhode Islanders on the continued public investments in affordable housing in Rhode Island. Click on the link below to see the results of the survey. Click here for more information.
HousingWorks RI public opinion survey
United Way of RI & RI Public Expenditure Council Social Safety Net Study for RI
UWRI and RIPEC teamed up for a joint study on the range of services that comprise R.I.’s Social Safety Net and the populations it serves. The study, the first of its kind in Rhode Island and entitled Social Safety Net Study for Rhode Island: Data Analysis Summary and Conceptual Framework, also examined enrollment and cost trends and offered information on comparisons to other N.E. states.
UWRI & RIPEC Social Safety Net Study for RI
United Way of RI Nonprofit Sector Survey
UWRI and Acadia Consulting Group, a nationally recognized marketing research firm, unveiled the results of a survey of the Rhode Island nonprofit sector, sponsored by UWRI, on April 27, 2009. Click below to learn of the actions nonprofits are taking to deal with an increasing demand for services during a time when resources available to them are being constrained.
United Way of RI Nonprofit Sector Survey
Housing First Rhode Island Report
Report by Prof Eric Hirsch on the "Housing First" supportive housing pilot funded by United Way and the State of Rhode Island.
Housing First Rhode Island Report
HousingWorks 2007 Factbook
The 2007 HousingWorks-RI Factbook details the availability of affordable housing in the State.
HWRI is co-chaired and funded by United Way along with The Rhode Island Foundation and Rhode Island Housing.
Confronting the Housing Crisis
One of United Way of Rhode Island's strategic goals is to increase the stock of affordable housing and decrease homelessness by 50% by 2014.
The report -- prepared for a United Way of America conference -- details the history of our involvement in housing issues and our successes to date.
Confronting the Housing Crisis
Good Things from Small Packages
Report related to workforce development prepared for the Building Adult and Neighborhood Independence Impact area steering committee.
Good Things from Small Packages
Striving for Common Ground on Workforce Development
Report prepared for United Way's Skill Up Rhode Island initiative.
Annual Report
