Our Impact
Our partnerships turn data into decisions that change lives.
Planning for Real People’s Lives, Not Just Populations
- Measured the economic value of women’s unpaid care work across five countries so that policies stop treating it as invisible labor.
- Helped Southern California forecast housing, transportation, and healthcare needs based on where people are going and not just where they’ve been.
- Worked with the Appalachian Regional Commission to uncover population trends and health disparities, guiding smarter investment in overlooked communities.
Helping Data Move Policy
- Supported advocates in 13 countries to generate 57 new policy and funding commitments for family planning in just five years.
- Briefed U.S. lawmakers on the maternal health crisis, turning data into urgency and action.
- Partnered with AARP to investigate the role of “Complete Streets” policies in reducing pedestrian fatalities, particularly among older adults
Raising Voices That Drive Change
- Helped youth in northern Nigeria launch an award-winning podcast to shift the conversation around child marriage.
- Trained young people in Malawi to use radio to ignite dialogue on gender-based violence, child marriage, and mental health.
- Built policy communications programs across East and West Africa that help experts become advocates who influence real-world decisions.
Protecting the Public’s Right to Know
- Convened 7,000+ data users to strengthen how communities use the American Community Survey for local decision-making.
- Created the Federal Data Forum to help researchers and institutions protect public datasets and navigate threats to data access.
Global Reach With Local Roots
From U.S. cities to communities across the globe, PRB delivers evidence rooted in local realities.
