belief that those closest to the nation’s challenges are central to finding solutions, PolicyLink relies on the wisdom, voice, and experience of local residents and organizations. Lifting Up What Works is their way of focusing attention on how people are working successfully to use local, state, and federal policy to create conditions that benefit everyone, especially people in low-income communities and communities of color. They share their findings and analysis through their publications, website and online tools, convenings, national summits, and in briefings with national and local policymakers.

Their work is grounded in the conviction that equity – just and fair inclusion – must drive all policy decisions.