Improving the quality of life in the Great Lakes region and across the country.
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The Joyce Foundation supports the development of policies that both improve the quality of life for people in the Great Lakes region and serve as models for the rest of the country. We focus on today's most pressing problems while also informing the public policy decisions critical to creating opportunity and achieving long-term solutions. The work is based on sound research and is focused on where we can add the most value. We encourage innovative and collaborative approaches with a regional focus and the potential for a national reach.
Governing magazine reports on Chicago's community colleges goal to match skilled graduates with jobs in their field.
Joyce-funded report show the critical role of background checks in preventing gun violence.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the cost to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes is $15 billion less than estimated.
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