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Community Organizations Making a Difference

  • Video: Corner to Corner promoting entrepreneurship & economic opportunities in Nashville, TN November 11, 2022
  • Ryan visits Gatekeepers in Hagerstown, Maryland to learn about recidivism reduction efforts October 12, 2022
  • Ryan & Policy experts detail rationale for “Connect2Impact” Clearinghouse & evidence-based child welfare programming May 24, 2022
  • Former Speaker Paul Ryan on Bob Woodson’s decades-long effort to improve communities September 22, 2021
  • Speaker Paul Ryan on Bob Woodson: “A mentor, a force for good, an icon” August 2, 2021
  • Lessons from the Front-Lines: Touring Opportunity Zones & Nurse-Family Partnerships in Charleston, SC July 12, 2021
  • Customizing Adult Learning and Career Development Models in Indiana March 21, 2021
  • Celebrating the Impactful Life of Urban Specialists’ Founder, Bishop Omar Jahwar March 19, 2021
  • The Joseph Project delivers on the promise of redemption in Wisconsin January 18, 2021
  • Celebrating Catholic Charities’ success fighting poverty in Dallas-Fort Worth; Learning from evidence-based Pilot Projects October 19, 2020
  • Catholic Charities Fort Worth Provides Proven Model for Helping Individuals Out of Poverty September 1, 2020
  • President Trump Spotlights Jon Ponder & HOPE for Prisoners’ successful recidivism reduction program August 28, 2020
  • Catching up on “Comeback” Stories from across America June 8, 2020
  • In a Conversation with Miami University Students, AIF President Paul Ryan talks about Promoting Economic Opportunity, Fighting Poverty & Opportunity Zones February 3, 2020

Promoting Evidence-Based Public Policies

  • Ways & Means Committee advances MIECHV reauthorization, honoring Rep. Walorski & promoting evidence-based policies September 26, 2022
  • CHIPS+ Act advances evidence-based policymaking via National Secure Data Service August 9, 2022
  • Reauthorizing MIECHV & Recognizing Evidence-Based Successes in Fighting Poverty May 23, 2022
  • On “Hardly Working” podcast, Ryan discusses why evidence-based policymaking is essential to fight poverty effectively November 15, 2021
  • At “Show Us the Data” Conference, Ryan recognizes advancements in evidence-based policymaking by federal agencies October 20, 2021
  • Government Matters Interview: Ryan to policymakers: Follow the data and tie funding to outcomes October 4, 2021
  • Panel: Ryan, Practitioners, & Experts on Promoting Entrepreneurship & a 21st Century Workforce September 28, 2021
  • Buying Outcomes: Lessons from the Past May 3, 2021
  • Op-Ed from Paul Ryan: Fixing our Fiscal Trajectory amid the COVID-19 Pandemic April 26, 2021
  • Social Impact Partnerships: Leveraging Strengths from Communities, the Government, & Private Sector to Improve Outcomes February 13, 2021
  • Speaker Paul Ryan details advances in Evidence-Based Policymaking September 30, 2020
  • Policy Discussion on 2nd Chances: Developing New Solutions for Returning Citizens July 21, 2020
  • Creating the Foundations for Utilizing Evidence in Federal Policymaking July 17, 2020
  • Second Chances: Expanding Opportunities through Reforms to our Criminal Justice System July 10, 2020
  • Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program is an Evidence-Based Success Story July 7, 2020
  • Improving Evidence in Policing June 22, 2020
  • American Idea Foundation On Reaganism Podcast, Ryan outlines policies to expand the American Idea February 20, 2020
  • AIF President Ryan leads conversation with experts on expanding Evidence-Based Policymaking February 7, 2020
  • Finding Common Ground to Fix the Disability Insurance Program January 10, 2020

Validating Reforms that Expand Opportunity

  • WKOW: Ryan previews upcoming stop at UW-Madison, discusses debt ceiling & fixing the social contract February 6, 2023
  • Recap: Ryan rolls out American Renewal with American Enterprise Institute Scholars November 21, 2022
  • AEI: Ryan & Fellow Conservatives Offer Policy Blueprint to Save America’s Finances & Strengthen the Social Contract November 17, 2022
  • On You Might be Right podcast, Ryan discusses fiscal policy & strengthening the social safety net with Tennessee Govs. Bredesen and Haslam October 6, 2022
  • Panel: Ryan & Policy Experts Discuss How to Improve the Child Welfare System through Evidence and RCTs October 27, 2021
  • With Ways & Means Committee Members, Ryan details how to expand economic opportunities for America’s most vulnerable families and children. October 20, 2021
  • Panel: The COVID-19 Economic Recovery, Inequities, and helping Working Americans September 30, 2021
  • Senator Tim Scott reflects on Site Visit to South Carolina Opportunity Zone August 10, 2021
  • Op-Ed: Expand economic opportunities by enhancing the Earned Income Tax Credit July 28, 2021
  • Policy Discussion on the future of the Earned Income Tax Credit & Child Tax Credit April 12, 2021
  • Coalition recommends Federal Reserve detail eligibility for Opportunity Zone & Community Reinvestment Act credits February 19, 2021
  • Speaker Ryan & Rep. Terri Sewell discuss why legislators are committed to making Opportunity Zones Work October 12, 2020
  • Speaker Ryan, John Lettieri, & Andrew McKenna detail the long-term vision for Opportunity Zones and what success looks like for Investors and Communities October 12, 2020
  • Speaker Ryan & John Persinger discuss how Opportunity Zones are helping Erie, PA’s Turnaround Story October 12, 2020
  • Initial Assessments Show Promise & Potential of Opportunity Zones September 4, 2020
  • Jack Kemp’s “Playbook” for Expanding Opportunities Continues to Inspire August 27, 2020
  • A Commission-Based Approach to Strengthening the Social Safety Net & Trust Funds August 14, 2020
  • Skeptical About Opportunity Zones? Look to Erie, PA August 3, 2020
  • One Community at a Time, Opportunity Zones begin to Germinate June 18, 2020
  • At National League of Cities Conference, Ryan emphasizes the importance of alleviating poverty and building up Opportunity Zones March 16, 2020
  • Highlighting Ongoing Efforts to Fix our Criminal Justice System January 22, 2020
  • AIF President Ryan calls for advancing free-market principles; countering socialism’s rising popularity among millennials December 18, 2019
  • Ryan highlights work of Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission at Brookings Institution December 9, 2019
  • AIF President Paul Ryan promotes Evidence-Based Policymaking in Data Coalition Keynote Address December 2, 2019
  • Former Speaker Paul Ryan discusses the American Idea at the 2019 Jack Kemp Leadership Award Dinner December 2, 2019
  • Right Wisconsin: Ryan pledges to fight poverty with new Foundation October 29, 2019
  • The Hill: Ryan launches new non-profit October 28, 2019
  • PJ Media: Paul Ryan Launches Free-Market, Upward Mobility Nonprofit October 28, 2019
  • Washington Times: Paul Ryan forms new nonprofit focused on poverty and economic policy October 28, 2019
  • Paul Ryan Launches Non-Profit Focused on Expanding Economic Opportunity Through Evidence-Based Policies October 27, 2019

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  • WKOW: Ryan previews upcoming stop at UW-Madison, discusses debt ceiling & fixing the social contract February 6, 2023
  • Recap: Ryan rolls out American Renewal with American Enterprise Institute Scholars November 21, 2022
  • AEI: Ryan & Fellow Conservatives Offer Policy Blueprint to Save America’s Finances & Strengthen the Social Contract November 17, 2022
  • Video: Corner to Corner promoting entrepreneurship & economic opportunities in Nashville, TN November 11, 2022
  • Ryan visits Gatekeepers in Hagerstown, Maryland to learn about recidivism reduction efforts October 12, 2022
  • On You Might be Right podcast, Ryan discusses fiscal policy & strengthening the social safety net with Tennessee Govs. Bredesen and Haslam October 6, 2022
  • Ways & Means Committee advances MIECHV reauthorization, honoring Rep. Walorski & promoting evidence-based policies September 26, 2022
  • CHIPS+ Act advances evidence-based policymaking via National Secure Data Service August 9, 2022
  • Ryan & Policy experts detail rationale for “Connect2Impact” Clearinghouse & evidence-based child welfare programming May 24, 2022
  • Reauthorizing MIECHV & Recognizing Evidence-Based Successes in Fighting Poverty May 23, 2022
  • On “Hardly Working” podcast, Ryan discusses why evidence-based policymaking is essential to fight poverty effectively November 15, 2021
  • Panel: Ryan & Policy Experts Discuss How to Improve the Child Welfare System through Evidence and RCTs October 27, 2021
  • With Ways & Means Committee Members, Ryan details how to expand economic opportunities for America’s most vulnerable families and children. October 20, 2021
  • At “Show Us the Data” Conference, Ryan recognizes advancements in evidence-based policymaking by federal agencies October 20, 2021
  • Government Matters Interview: Ryan to policymakers: Follow the data and tie funding to outcomes October 4, 2021
  • Panel: The COVID-19 Economic Recovery, Inequities, and helping Working Americans September 30, 2021
  • Panel: Ryan, Practitioners, & Experts on Promoting Entrepreneurship & a 21st Century Workforce September 28, 2021
  • Former Speaker Paul Ryan on Bob Woodson’s decades-long effort to improve communities September 22, 2021
  • Senator Tim Scott reflects on Site Visit to South Carolina Opportunity Zone August 10, 2021
  • Speaker Paul Ryan on Bob Woodson: “A mentor, a force for good, an icon” August 2, 2021
  • Op-Ed: Expand economic opportunities by enhancing the Earned Income Tax Credit July 28, 2021
  • Lessons from the Front-Lines: Touring Opportunity Zones & Nurse-Family Partnerships in Charleston, SC July 12, 2021
  • Buying Outcomes: Lessons from the Past May 3, 2021
  • Op-Ed from Paul Ryan: Fixing our Fiscal Trajectory amid the COVID-19 Pandemic April 26, 2021
  • Policy Discussion on the future of the Earned Income Tax Credit & Child Tax Credit April 12, 2021
  • Customizing Adult Learning and Career Development Models in Indiana March 21, 2021
  • Celebrating the Impactful Life of Urban Specialists’ Founder, Bishop Omar Jahwar March 19, 2021
  • Coalition recommends Federal Reserve detail eligibility for Opportunity Zone & Community Reinvestment Act credits February 19, 2021
  • Social Impact Partnerships: Leveraging Strengths from Communities, the Government, & Private Sector to Improve Outcomes February 13, 2021
  • The Joseph Project delivers on the promise of redemption in Wisconsin January 18, 2021
  • Celebrating Catholic Charities’ success fighting poverty in Dallas-Fort Worth; Learning from evidence-based Pilot Projects October 19, 2020
  • Speaker Ryan & Rep. Terri Sewell discuss why legislators are committed to making Opportunity Zones Work October 12, 2020
  • Speaker Ryan, John Lettieri, & Andrew McKenna detail the long-term vision for Opportunity Zones and what success looks like for Investors and Communities October 12, 2020
  • Speaker Ryan & John Persinger discuss how Opportunity Zones are helping Erie, PA’s Turnaround Story October 12, 2020
  • Speaker Paul Ryan details advances in Evidence-Based Policymaking September 30, 2020
  • Initial Assessments Show Promise & Potential of Opportunity Zones September 4, 2020
  • Catholic Charities Fort Worth Provides Proven Model for Helping Individuals Out of Poverty September 1, 2020
  • President Trump Spotlights Jon Ponder & HOPE for Prisoners’ successful recidivism reduction program August 28, 2020
  • Jack Kemp’s “Playbook” for Expanding Opportunities Continues to Inspire August 27, 2020
  • A Commission-Based Approach to Strengthening the Social Safety Net & Trust Funds August 14, 2020
  • Skeptical About Opportunity Zones? Look to Erie, PA August 3, 2020
  • Policy Discussion on 2nd Chances: Developing New Solutions for Returning Citizens July 21, 2020
  • Creating the Foundations for Utilizing Evidence in Federal Policymaking July 17, 2020
  • Second Chances: Expanding Opportunities through Reforms to our Criminal Justice System July 10, 2020
  • Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program is an Evidence-Based Success Story July 7, 2020
  • Improving Evidence in Policing June 22, 2020
  • One Community at a Time, Opportunity Zones begin to Germinate June 18, 2020
  • Catching up on “Comeback” Stories from across America June 8, 2020
  • At National League of Cities Conference, Ryan emphasizes the importance of alleviating poverty and building up Opportunity Zones March 16, 2020
  • American Idea Foundation On Reaganism Podcast, Ryan outlines policies to expand the American Idea February 20, 2020
  • AIF President Ryan leads conversation with experts on expanding Evidence-Based Policymaking February 7, 2020
  • In a Conversation with Miami University Students, AIF President Paul Ryan talks about Promoting Economic Opportunity, Fighting Poverty & Opportunity Zones February 3, 2020
  • Highlighting Ongoing Efforts to Fix our Criminal Justice System January 22, 2020
  • Finding Common Ground to Fix the Disability Insurance Program January 10, 2020
  • AIF President Ryan calls for advancing free-market principles; countering socialism’s rising popularity among millennials December 18, 2019
  • Ryan highlights work of Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission at Brookings Institution December 9, 2019
  • AIF President Paul Ryan promotes Evidence-Based Policymaking in Data Coalition Keynote Address December 2, 2019
  • Former Speaker Paul Ryan discusses the American Idea at the 2019 Jack Kemp Leadership Award Dinner December 2, 2019
  • Right Wisconsin: Ryan pledges to fight poverty with new Foundation October 29, 2019
  • The Hill: Ryan launches new non-profit October 28, 2019
  • PJ Media: Paul Ryan Launches Free-Market, Upward Mobility Nonprofit October 28, 2019
  • Washington Times: Paul Ryan forms new nonprofit focused on poverty and economic policy October 28, 2019
  • Paul Ryan Launches Non-Profit Focused on Expanding Economic Opportunity Through Evidence-Based Policies October 27, 2019

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