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Research Reports
 Strengthening Families in America's Cities: A Survey on Municipal Conditions, Policies, and Resources for Children and Families (2003)
Research findings published in this report are from NLC's Strengthening Families in America's Cities Survey of municipal officials, which examined issues affecting children and families in American cities and towns.
Among the findings are that cities are constrained in their efforts to support children and families by tight fiscal conditions and that cities' greatest strengths in meeting the needs of children and families are in recreation and elementary through high school eduction.
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 Strengthening Families in America's Cities: Early Childhood Development (2003)
Research findings published in this report are from NLC's Strengthening Families in America's Cities Survey of municipal officials, which examined issues affecting children and families in American cities and towns.
Among the findings are that early learning opportunities are seen as critical needs in cities; four in ten city officials dedicate funding to early childhood development; city leaders believe their cities have a stake in early childhood success; and local officials strongly support federal policies benefiting families with young children.
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 Strengthening Families in America's Cities: Youth Conditions and Participation (2003)
Research findings published in this report are from NLC's Strengthening Families in America's Cities Survey of municipal officials, which examined issues affecting children and families in American cities and towns.
Among the findings are that city leaders see youth as one of the most underserved groups in America; job training and employment opportunities are seen as an especially critical need; youth voices are valued by local elected officials; and cities are providing youth with multiple opportunities to become involved in civic life.
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 Strengthening Families in America's Cities: Afterschool Programs (2003)
Research findings published in this report are from NLC's Strengthening Families in America's Cities Survey of municipal officials, which examined issues affecting children and families in American cities and towns.
Among the findings are that afterschool programs are a top priority for municipal officials; cities of all sizes have increased their investment in afterschool programs; there are several areas in which improvements can be made in municipal involvement; and an increased number of cities are not yet involved in afterschool.
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 Strengthening Families in America's Cities: Municipal Finance for Child and Family Services (2003)
Research findings published in this report are from NLC's Strengthening Families in America's Cities Survey of municipal officials, which examined issues affecting children and families in American cities and towns.
Among the findings are that cities are making the best of limited resources as they feel a financial pinch; funding sources for child and family services are changing; the greatest barrier to providing services is insufficient funding; and changes in state and federal funding allocations have hurt cities' ability to provide services.
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Strengthening Families in America's Cities: Family Economic Security (2003)
Research findings published in this report are from NLC's Strengthening Families in America's Cities Survey of municipal officials, which examined issues affecting children and families in American cities and towns.
Among the findings are that homeownership incentives and transportation improvements are the strategies cities are most likely to use to improve family economic security; city leaders consider a wide range of strategies to be effective; and most officials say job training and education are effective in helping low-income families.
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InstaPoll on Youth Curfews (2005)
This 2005 NLC poll of local officials in 436 cities provides data on how many cities enforce youth curfews, and their views on the effectiveness of curfews in fighting juvenile crime, truancy, and gang violence. The poll also offers a comparison with survey results from 2003, 2001, and 1999.
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