Through our advocacy and research efforts, Heartland Alliance works to change public policies to improve the lives of people living in poverty and danger: 

Advocacy

Through our advocacy efforts, Heartland Alliance strives to achieve systemic social change that improves the quality of life for people in poverty and danger.  Our 120 years of expertise in the trenches providing direct services gives us a unique understanding of the administrative and policy barriers that plague public systems.  We work to advance proven solutions and improve government policies at the local, state, and federal levels by developing policy proposals, building strategic alliances, and pursuing legislative action.  For more information, contact us at advocacy@heartlandalliance.org.

Research

Our research arm, the Heartland Alliance Social IMPACT Research Center (IMPACT), provides full-service research and evaluation services. IMPACT provides dynamic research and analysis on today's most pressing social issues and solutions to help equip policy decisionmakers in efforts towards a just global society. Learn more about Heartland Alliance Social IMPACT Research Center's services.

• Current Advocacy Efforts
• Positions
• Research Reports
• Coalitions and Networks