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A nation’s future depends on how well it nurtures and protects its young people. Pew seeks to study and promote nonpartisan policy solutions for pressing and emerging problems that affect the next generation.

Libby Doggett

Director, Home Visiting
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Libby Doggett is director of the Home Visiting Campaign at Pew. The campaign partners with state policy makers and other leaders to promote effective state policies and investments in quality, home-based programs for new and expectant families.

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Shelly Gehshan

Director, Children's Dental Health
The Pew Charitable Trusts

As director of the Pew Children’s Dental Campaign, Shelly Gehshan supervises the project’s work with states to expand access to prevention and treatment for children through policy changes in Medicaid, sealant programs, community water fluoridation and the dental workforce.

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March 23, 2013

Philadelphia 2013: The State of the City

Reports and Briefs
Larry Eichel, Director, The Philadelphia Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts

This annual...

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February 20, 2013

How Borrowers Choose and Repay Payday Loans

Safe Small Dollar Loans Research Project
Nick Bourke, Director, Small Dollar Loans, The Pew Charitable Trusts
For someone in need of quick cash, a payday loan can look like a way to avoid asking loved ones for help...

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February 11, 2013

Philadelphia and Other Big Cities Struggle to Find Uses for Closed Schools

Reports and Briefs
Larry Eichel, Director, The Philadelphia Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Shuttered Public Schools: The Struggle to Bring Old Buildings New Life looks at what happens...

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