A new report from the National Women’s Law Center suggests strategies to increase parents’ income, improve access to job training and paid leave, and ensure children high-quality early childhood opportunities.
Read MoreWhat beneficiaries lack is not motivation, but stable, consistent, decently paid jobs.
Read MoreThe Center on Budget and Policy Priorities marks the 53rd anniversary of Medicaid, which has transformed health care for low-income families and children.
Read MoreThe lack of child care options offered outside of traditional hours disproportionately affects low-income parents with variable work schedules.
Read MoreThe Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families’ Andy Schneider distinguishes fact from fiction in two new reports on Medicaid and work.
Read MoreCDF Founder and President Marian Wright Edelman says counties have the money and leadership capacity to help end childhood poverty.
Read More"To tackle poverty and educational issues, programs need to focus on providing access to food, housing, education and health care — all necessary to thrive — and not the potential inadequacies of parents."
Read MoreFollowing the UN report on poverty and inequality in America, Democratic members of Congress called upon the Trump Administration to develop a plan to combat poverty and child poverty in our rich nation.
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