The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) is a civil rights law and policy organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to promote research-based advocacy strategies to address structural inequality and disrupt the systems that disadvantage low-income people of color. PRRAC was founded in 1989, through an initiative of major civil rights, civil liberties, and anti-poverty groups seeking to connect advocates with social scientists working at the intersection of race and poverty.

Our current work focuses on the areas of housing, education, and environmental justice, with a focus on developing actionable policies to overcome the mechanisms that continue to reproduce historical patterns of racial segregation. In addition to federal-level law and policy research and advocacy, we provide technical assistance and support for local partners working on innovative, inclusive policies.  We also engage in a range of public education activities. We believe in strong coalition and partnership models, and our work is informed by an extensive national network of researchers, organizers, attorneys, educators, and public health and housing professionals. PRRAC is a founding member of the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD), and helps to staff the coalition’s organizing, advocacy, and outreach.

Staff

Board of Directors

Previous Members of the Board of Directors

Social Science Advisory Board (SSAB)

PRRAC’s Social Science Advisory Board is a group of leading scholars who are committed to PRRAC’s vision of an inclusive society, and who believe that civil rights and poverty law advocacy need to be informed by research.  Our Social Science Advisory Board members provide us with important insights into the work we do to affect federal, state and local housing, educational, and environmental policies.

Members of PRRAC’s Social Science Advisory Board (SSAB)

Jobs

Please contact us at info@prrac.org regarding internship opportunities in law, policy, communications, and data analysis.

PRRAC Law Fellow Sponsorships Through Equal Justice Works, Skadden, or Law School-Funded Fellowships

Contact

Please contact us at info@prrac.org for general information.

Our address is:
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
740 15th St NW #300
Washington, DC 20005