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Arts and Culture
Pew supports a broad spectrum of institutions, artists, projects and cultural marketing initiatives. We also help cultural organizations take advantage of technical assistance and professional development opportunities, which has proven to be an effective means of extending the impact of our investments.
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Children and Youth
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.
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Computers and the Internet
The Pew Internet & American Life Project tracks and analyzes how computers and the Web are changing today’s world. Its work helps the media, academics, policy makers and others to better understand technology’s impact on society.
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Corrections and Public Safety
Today, citizens and state policy makers are questioning whether current policies are delivering the outcomes they expect: a fair criminal justice system, efficient use of taxpayer dollars and safer communities. The Justice Project Education Fund and the Public Safety Performance Project explore these issues.
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Economic Policy
Pew’s Economic Policy department combines a belief in the importance of economic mobility and the power of the market economy, with an understanding offered over two centuries ago by Alexander Hamilton that the market “may be beneficially stimulated by prudent aids and encouragements on the part of the government."
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Education
In an increasingly complex world, ensuring that children acquire the proper academic foundation is critical to the nation’s future success. Americans are looking for better performance standards throughout all grade levels.
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Elections
American democracy is based on a strong elections process. Pew has multiple projects that promote solutions to elections issues.
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Environment
Pew is a major force in educating the public and policy makers about the causes, consequences and solutions to environmental problems. We actively promote strong conservation policies in the United States and internationally.
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Family Financial Security
Increasingly, American families face uncertain financial futures. There are many contributing factors—the spiraling costs of a college education burden students with debt and limit career options; growing amounts of retirement savings are needed to maintain a decent standard of living; and abusive lending practices trap some in a cycle of debt.
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Government Performance
Several of the Pew Center on the States’ projects focus on how well state governments conduct the public’s business, including the Government Performance Project, which both assesses and assists states, and the Public Safety Performance Project, which encourages sentencing and corrections reform.
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Health
Even as our nation confronts emerging health issues like pandemic flu, we still grapple with age-old concerns such as underage drinking and alcohol abuse. Pew’s health-related projects address these and other challenges with common-sense solutions developed through broad outreach, solid fact-finding and rigorous analysis.
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Hispanics in America
The Pew Hispanic Center helps all Americans to better understand the impact that a rapidly growing Latino population is having on the way we live today and on our nation’s future. The center produces research to increase awareness of the Hispanic population in the United States and chronicle its growing importance.
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Media and Journalism
The Pew Research Center supports several initiatives that monitor the rapidly changing media landscape. These include efforts to develop information on both how journalists cover news and how the public perceives the media. The center's media-related initiatives include the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
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National Civic Initiatives
Pew supports initiatives that illuminate our nation’s rich history and contribute to an increased understanding of American democracy.
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Philadelphia Region
Pew fosters a vibrant public life in its hometown of Philadelphia in several ways. We partner with local institutions in reviving and celebrating the city’s unique history, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and supporting the health and welfare of the region’s neediest residents. Our civic project
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Public Opinion
The Pew Research Center conducts public opinion research that helps inform national dialogues on a wide range of topics. Its polls assess Americans’ attitudes on domestic policy, economics, elections, foreign policy, the news media, computer technology, religion and social trends. Its projects also cover global public opinion and the status and views of Latinos in the United States.
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Religion and Public Life
One of the most debated issues facing America today is the role that faith and religion should play in society. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of the issues raised by the intersection of religion and public affairs.
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Science
Pew invests in an array of programs related to science that are aimed at improving the quality of scientific research as well as making data widely available. These projects are working toward solutions to environmental, health and safety dilemmas.
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State Policy and Performance
The Pew Center on the States, which encompasses the majority of Pew’s state policy initiatives, identifies and advances effective policy approaches to central issues facing states. The center is part of Pew’s broader effort to study and promote nonpartisan policy solutions for pressing and emerging problems affecting Americans.
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