2006-2007 Western Poverty and Policy Small Grant Recipient

Scott Allard

For poor populations living in the sprawling urban and rural communities of the West Coast, lack of access to transportation can leave low-income households isolated from obtaining social services. Drawing upon unique survey data and in-depth interviews with program managers of social service agencies, this project will examine the delivery and financing of social services in Los Angeles, Southeastern New Mexico, and the border counties of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Professor Allard’s project will cast insight into location decisions of providers, mismatches between services and areas in need, challenges of funding services, and salient barriers to service receipt.

WCPC Funded Project:

Out of Place: The Geography of the Safety Net in the West Scott W. Allard, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy

Contact Info

E-mail: Scott_Allard@brown.edu
Homepage: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Science/people/facultypage.php?id=1106970250