Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

While women represent about half of Missouri’s population, the government charged with representing their interests does not reflect this.  Engaging women in government is not only important in legislatures.  The work of local and state boards and commissions also affects women.  However, gender parity in these bodies remains a problem.  The Women’s Foundation has created the Appointments Project to address this challenge.  By helping women apply and submitting them as candidates to state and local boards, the Women’s Foundation hopes to appoint more women and, in t

The VA Hospital in Columbia, MO contracted with the Institute of Public Policy to conduct focus groups with Veterans who are enrolled in Veterans benefits but have not recently utilized healthcare benefits at the Truman VA Hospital.

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health contracts IPP to serve as the external evaluators for the Minority Youth Violence Prevention II: Project RESTORE grant. IPP conducts a Restorative Justice assessment and evaluation for the program.