A large number of U.S. men of prime working age are neither gainfully employed nor pursuing education or other training, suggesting a potentially significant disconnection from mainstream economic and social life. The Urban Institute, funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, convened the Race, Place, and Poverty symposium to better understand the experiences of men who were disengaged or at high risk of disengagement from mainstream economic and social systems. The symposium explored the state of knowledge on disconnected low-income men and discussed effective strategies for improving their well-being.
- Low-Income Men at the Margins: Caught at the Intersection of Race, Place, and Poverty
- A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men, (PDF, 11 Pages)
- Education and Employment of Disconnected Low-Income Men, (PDF, 6 Pages)
- Summary of an Urban Ethnographers Symposium on Low-Income Men, (PDF, 10 Pages)
- Imprisonment and Disenfranchisement of Disconnected Low-Income Men, (PDF, 10 Pages)
- The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men, (PDF, 8 Pages)