OPRE periodically convenes experts to build understanding in ACF and the field more broadly of timely topics related to welfare, employment, and self-sufficiency. Experts may contribute multiple types of expertise, including technical, content, practical, and lived expertise. These convenings may inform OPRE’s current and future research and evaluation work, among other purposes. Expert convenings do not seek consensus advice from the assembled experts; rather, they seek a variety of perspectives to inform OPRE’s work. Learn more about recent expert convenings by exploring their summaries and related materials.
| Date(s)/Location | Topic | Description | Relevant Project (if applicable) | Materials |
April 19-20, 2023 Virtual | Job Quality: Insights from OPRE Projects, Federal Initiatives, and Academic Research
| Staff from OPRE’s Division of Economic Independence (DEI) hosted an internal learning convening, designed by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan and supported by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin. The purpose of the convening was to build internal knowledge about job quality and related issues within the low wage labor market. Substantive topics covered included federal initiatives and research in the broader field, with the goal of informing potential future OPRE projects. | Event Summary (PDF) |
Point(s) of contact: Hilary Bruck and Nicole Constance