Image of complex data visualization
Research
Developing Evidence-Based Interventions to Address Poverty
The McSilver Institute‘s research efforts are guided by an understanding of the links between individuals, families, and communities to their external environments, as well as the interrelatedness of race, gender, and poverty.
Read more Research
Programs
Implementing Services Grounded in Evidence-Based Practices
The McSilver Institute harnesses its research findings and community collaborative approach to develop and implement services grounded in evidence-based practices and stakeholder investment. The McSilver Institute is committed to applied research and conducts program evaluations with community-based organizations that provide support and care to children and families impacted by poverty.
Read more Programs
Photo of youth walking together in an urban environment
Photo of someone raising hand to ask a question in a seminar
Technical Assistance
Applying Research-Derived Knowledge to Transform Systems
The McSilver Institute seeks to improve the lives of those impacted by poverty by creating the tools, training and infrastructure needed by front line workers (e.g. clinicians, teachers, case managers) so that they can deploy highly effective research-derived interventions. Almost nowhere else in an academic setting are researchers, educators, policy makers, practitioners and consumers collaborating together to adapt leading evidence-based practices to varied, highly-stressed and underresourced community-based settings.
Read more Technical Assistance
Our Latest Annual Report
The McSilver Institute Reflects on 2023
After a year of change, we entered 2024 energized and driven by the opportunities that lie ahead. Our yearly recap provides a holistic snapshot of the institute-wide effort to advance our mission to disrupt generational poverty through research, policy, and action. As we continued to realize the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute committed itself to research-led policy focuses across a broad array of critical issues going forward. Browse the full report:
Read more Our Latest Annual Report
Cover of the 2023 report
Preview thumbnail of "About McSilver" PDF document
McSilver at a Glance
Our most critical work on two pages
Want a quick overview of the McSilver Institute, or want to share a summary of our work with someone? Download a two-page PDF or use the URL mcsilver.nyu.edu/quick to get a snapshot of our different programs and recent highlights.
Read more McSilver at a Glance

Annual reports

2013-2014
Download
2014-2015
Download
2015-2016
Download
2017
Download
2018-2019
Download
2020
Download
2021
Download
2022
Download