WHO WE ARE

The Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, PARCA, is Alabama’s trusted source for non-partisan, non-ideological research, founded in 1988 by former Governor Albert Brewer.

WHAT WE BELIEVE 

State and community leaders make better-informed decisions when provided with unbiased, nonpartisan data and resources about the topics they care about the most.

HOW WE WORK

We conduct nonpartisan research on issues affecting the people of Alabama so state and community leaders, and others, can make better-informed decisions based on facts, not rhetoric.

We independently evaluate the efficacy of public programs and services.
We offer technical and research assistance for public and nonprofit partners to help them integrate the use of accurate data into their work.

We engage in meaningful dialogue with state and community leaders and others on the topics Alabamians care about the most.

WHY WE MATTER

Good leaders use good information to make sound policies. This is what PARCA provides: trustworthy, non-ideological data, policy research, and evaluation so that public decisions might be made, and public money, both tax dollars and charitable donations, might be spent, informed by fact, not rhetoric.