Tip - The Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and Children

Chairman Brownback, Senator Lautenberg, and Members of the Subcommittee: My name is Gordon Berlin. I am the executive vice president of MDRC, a unique nonpartisan social policy research and demonstration organization dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of disadvantaged families. We strive to achieve this mission by conducting real world field tests of new policy and program ideas using the most rigorous methods possible to assess their effectiveness.