Wilder Research gathers and interprets facts and trends in order to help families and communities thrive, get at the core of community concerns, and raise issues that are overlooked or poorly understood. We work with organizations at the local, state and national levels.

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Invest early, Invest smart
Highlights from our recent forum on expanding access to early learning. View videos of the presentation by Richard Chase, senior research manager, and the panel discussion, and download the 4-page brief outlining 4 approaches to expanding access.
Homeless and near-homeless people on Minnesota Indian reservations
Despite housing gains since the previous study of reservation homelessness in 2006,  more than 1,000 adults and 900 children and youth were homeless or near homeless on Minnesota’s Indian reservations at the close of the decade, many in extremely overcrowded housing conditions. This report highlights this and other findings from a study conducted in parthernsip with eight reservations.
Homeless children video
Highlights trends and issues of homelesss children and their families, who now make up more than one-third of homeless people in Minnesota.
Wilder Research receives W.A. Kellogg Foundation grant to support healthy child development
 

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Resources and tools

Evaluation basics: An e-learning course 
This new e-learning tool takes you through 5 essential steps of evaluation, and includes interactive activities to test your knowledge.
Evaluation tip sheets
Tip sheets and presentations from our evaluation workshop series.
Collaboration Factors Inventory
Helps you assess how your collaboration is doing on 20 research-tested success factors.
EvaluATOD web site
Evaluation tools and resources specifically developed for people working on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention.

Short Take

A couple of minutes about our future workforce

Learn more about other important community issues at mncompass.org

Minnesota Compass is a quality-of-life project led by Wilder Research.