Philando Castile, driving with two passengers, including a four-year-old child, is shot during a police traffic stop. He dies. It's senseless. What can we do about this? How can we prevent it from happening again?
 
I can't pretend to know everything we need to accomplish in order to move forward as a united community. However, as of now, I am fairly certain about three things we should do.

Read executive director Paul Mattessich's post. 

Ann Haines knew it would not be easy starting a nonprofit organization. Her organization, The Wolves Den, is dedicated to providing stable housing and a culturally enriching environment for Native American women who are in recovery from opiate addiction. On the blog, Ann explains how working with Wilder Research to develop a theory of change helped them ask critical questions about what The Wolves Den would become.

Read the post.

Minneapolis Bike Equity Report
Findings from an assessment of the current Minneapolis bicycle network and planned infrastructure changes from a health equity perspective, conducted for the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
 
Transit-Accessible Child Care
Results of a study on transit-accessible child care, particularly the ability of families to access child care via public transportation for Metro Transit's Office of Transit Oriented Development.

See all the latest studies from Wilder Research.

Each year, Wilder Research benefits from the time and talent of many people who work with us as interns and volunteers on a range of projects. Thank you to the following individuals who helped us conduct practical, meaningful, and useful research for our partners during the last year.

Interns
Randika De Mel ( read about his experience)
Korryn Flaig
Jessica Friedmen
Jamie Kenealy
Matthew Koskie
Samantha Langan
Becky Twamley

Volunteers
Ameido Amevor
Mark Sanders
Mike Tieleman

We also wish to thank the more than 1,000 volunteers who helped with the 2015 Minnesota Homeless Study at 400 locations across Minnesota!

If you are interested in working at Wilder Research, join us for our next information session: