From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Before the New Year, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that increased funding for many human needs programs. But a glaring omission was the lack of the expanded Child Tax Credit. We’re … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-15/budget-policy-and-priorities/low-income-families-feel-the-strain-without-monthly-child-tax-credits/a77874-1 February 15, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window By Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine. Broadcast version by Emily Scott for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-21/childrens/report-pa-families-need-national-support-in-pandemic-recovery/a74715-1 June 21, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PHILADELPHIA — Families with children in Pennsylvania and beyond were hit hard during the pandemic, and returning to pre-COVID levels of support could … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): President Biden’s COVID relief package, the American Rescue Plan, included a historic achievement: a Child Tax Credit which translates into monthly checks to parents ($300 for children under 6 and $250 for children … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): From our friends at the Children’s Defense Fund: Nearly 1 in 5 children live in poverty in the United States. That’s more than 12.8 million children who often face inadequate health care and … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): While poverty affects a significant portion of Americans, children are more likely than adults to live in poverty. In 2017, it is estimated that 1 in 4 American children were living in … Continued
From the Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians (https://www.papovertycoalition.org/p/welcome.html): Many working families struggle to make ends meet, while threats to SNAP, housing and Medicaid could increase hardship While poverty declined in Pennsylvania from 12.9 percent in 2016 to 12.5 percent last … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/09/20/resources-around-coalition-2017-census-poverty-data/#.W6TzwntKgdU By CHN September 20, 2018 Editor’s note: The following blog post was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. On Wednesday, September 12 and Thursday, September 13, the U.S. Census Bureau released the latest national, state, and local … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/29/canadian-style-child-benefit-would-cut-u-s-child-poverty-by-more-than-half/#.WxVqGe4vwdU By Center on Budget and Policy Priorities May 29, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Arloc Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). It was originally published on CBPP’s blog, Off the Charts, on … Continued
