Are you a community group, nonprofit, and/or organization working on and in equity in the American South? EPU has resources and support to offer you. Here are some ways we can offer you support, knowledge, and opportunities to increase your capacity and impact.

Resources for Community Groups

EPU Policy Tool Kits: These policy tool kits share recent examples of successful policy changes enacted in the South. We’ve gone behind the scenes to: 

  • Outline the required steps
  • Identify the best practices used
  • Capture the lessons learned
  • Share the equity lens applied

These toolkits will offer you tactical inspiration for how you could get started on similar policy changes in your district or state.




Monthly Legislative Update: This resource offers high-level overviews of legislative achievements and ongoing challenges faced by Southern states across healthcare, education, the criminal legal system, economic equity, democracy and voting, environment and climate, infrastructure, and housing.

Policy Advisors: Do you need specialized 1:1 support? EPU offers Senior Policy Advisors who can support elected leaders. This includes providing research, analysis, technical assistance, policy development, and other resources that encourage actionable steps to accelerate positive change.

Survey of the South: This annual public opinion research will help you track attitudes on race, class, and equity, as well as pertinent national issues and policies.

  • 2022 Survey of the South: This survey reveals a growing openness by Southerners on issues such as reparations for African Americans and accurate education on slavery and racism in schools.
  • 2021 Survey of the South: This survey finds significant divides by race on a range of issues and perspectives. This includes attitudes on Critical Race Theory, COVID-19, the causes of poverty, whether systemic racism exists, voting rights, police reform, and more. 
  • 2020 Survey of the South: This survey finds significant divides by race on a range of issues and perspectives. This includes attitudes on COVID-19 vaccine usage, how to address the pandemic, causes of poverty, equality of opportunity, access to healthcare, whether systemic racism exists, and race relations

2019 Survey of the South: This survey finds clear racial divides around perceptions of the economy and personal financial situations. It also reveals fundamentally different views on the causes of socioeconomic discrepancies in America.