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Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget

10/20/15

As the economic challenges facing today’s students gain national political attention, it is critical to focus on a growing proportion of our student population – student parents. Indeed, the numbers may surprise you: approximately one quarter of today’s students have children , and fifty percent of...

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Konrad Mugglestone

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget Food!

10/20/15

Earlier this month, the Food Research and Action Center shared a comprehensive plan of action to end hunger in America . This plan lists clear steps that our nation can take to achieve this goal, but it most certainly cannot be done unless Congress #stopsthecuts and starts to invest in proven...

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Jim Weill

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

10/20/15

Unpredictable work schedules for hourly, low wage workers are on the rise in the US. These last minute, just-in-time schedules have a disproportionatel impact women workers and their families. On Wednesday, October 21 California Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, Charing an Assembly Select Committee...

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Jenya Cassidy

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

Have you ever had to choose between medicine and gasoline? What about rent and car insurance? How about keeping your phone on and electricity? Every day, these are the sorts of decisions that far too many people living in the United States have to make. Poverty remains stubbornly and unacceptably...

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Linda Meric

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

Some of the most burdensome health conditions our communities and families face can be prevented. Yes, it is easier said than done, but we must take action when more than half of all adults in the U.S. have a chronic health disease and 7 in 10 adult deaths are caused by ones such as cancer, heart...

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Kathy Ko Chin

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

As President Obama and Congressional leaders continue their budget discussions, it’s important to understand just how much is at stake for American families. The 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) placed strict caps on defense and non-defense programs funded through annual appropriations. These caps...

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David Reich

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

Most of our response to hunger in America is wrong. The programs and policies we employ are, by and large, misdirected, misguided and missing the mark entirely. That shameful fact is the result of one simple problem: When we ask the wrong question, the answer is inevitably wrong, too. The question...

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Abby Leibman

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

While much attention has been focused recently on protecting the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) , there is equally urgent action needed in Washington to save critical pieces of the federal EITC and Child Tax Credit (CTC). The federal and Michigan EITCs combine to provide much-needed...

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Gilda Jacobs

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

In the 2013-14 school year, there were 1.36 million homeless students in the United States, doubling since before the recession.

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Linda Couch

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care

10/19/15

Many of you are probably familiar with WIC—the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children—and what a vital role it plays in ensuring healthy, nutritious diets for families facing financial difficulty. However, did you know that in addition to providing a healthy food...

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