The Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
The Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity is a non-partisan academic research center founded in 2005 by the University of North Carolina, the UNC School of Law and Senator John Edwards, who served as the Center’s first director. The Center fosters interdisciplinary research and raises awareness of poverty-related issues in the United States. Through its relationship with the Center, “In Our Own Backyard” has access to the many resources of a large, prestigious university and to significant opportunities for outreach in the areas of journalism, social work, sociology, public policy, government and education.
