Impact/Outreach

Highly Involved at Ohio State and in Columbus:

 The Kirwan Institute is known and respected nationally and deeply engaged locally. Staff members value their active citizenship in both The Ohio State University and the Columbus-area communities

Key local work has included:
  1. Research to help the United Way and The Columbus Foundation target Columbus neighborhoods for investment
  2. Collaboration with a community team in one of these targeted areas – the campus-area Weinland Park neighborhood – to improve residents’ health and living conditions
  3. Active involvement in the Columbus Near East Side Redevelopment Partnership, charged with improving conditions within this underserved community
  4. Research focused on improving the conditions of Black girls in Franklin County
  5. Participation in the International Poverty Solutions Collaborative at Ohio State, a team effort by 80 faculty and staff in 14 different colleges at Ohio State to identify real-world solutions to poverty

 

National Impact:

The Kirwan Institute has many partners who have embraced our work and racial justice models.  This direct application of our work has produced direct impacts in communities across the nation. See several of the Kirwan Institute’s “Points of Pride.”  These projects originate from our Opportunity Communities initiative, and illustrate direct application of our work in promoting a just society for all.  Learn More