The Program “It’s About Change” focuses on preventing recidivism in York and Harrisburg. This report details the organization’s impact, including the number of clients, their demographic characteristics, and services provided.

Rusk says that the “little box” structure of local government “impedes meaningful collaboration on key issues like anti-sprawl land use planning and zoning; ‘fair share’ affordable, mixed income housing; tax base and revenue sharing; economic development initiatives;” and other shared services.

The authors research the relationship between access to public transit and employment opportunities in medium-sized metropolitan areas. They recommend expanding businesses in areas with public transit to make more high-wage employment opportunities available for low-income residents.

This report seeks to understand how tax deferments in York County relate to opportunity zones and how they are used for economic development.

Postindustrial cities experience unique struggles with fiscal health. This report looks at how areas in Pennsylvania’s Third Federal Reserve District have been impacted by deindustrialization and provides examples of how municipalities have responded.

This report shares the most recent ALICE data for Pennsylvania. It provides a snapshot of the state’s economic conditions and explains why the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about intense financial stress to Pennsylvania families.

This report measures the number of York County households considered to be Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed and outlines the areas most cost-burdensome. These households earn more than the federal poverty level but less than the basic cost of living.

This data measures high, middle, and low access to opportunity employment (jobs that do not require a four-year degree and pay above the natinoal annual median wage) by public transit in York County.

This research looks at the economies of 11 metropolitan statistical areas in Pennsylvania and explores the extent to which they include opportunity occupations, or occupations characterized by above-average pay for workers without a bachelor’s degree.

Since the 90s, tax burdens have grown for all municipalities. The report analyzes the impact of Act 47 which lays out the state’s responsibility to assist municipalities experiencing severe financial difficulties to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. They find that participation has little effect on a municipality’s fiscal situation.

York County Stakeholders establish a plan for the next 10 years which aims to increase the number of women and minority-owned businesses; close income gaps; support local art and recreation; decrease the number of ALICE households; expand access to broadband Internet; and attract employers that offer high-paying employment.

Those in the Third Federal Reserve District who cannot access the means to attain education or job training find it difficult to secure well-paying employment. This report identifies the main barriers to this kind of employment and opportunities to grow a local workforce.