July 8 Forum – Building on the Child Tax Credit to Help All Children Thrive
With the child poverty rate in the United States close to 20 percent, action on breaking the cycle of child poverty is critical. The Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress (CAP) will host a policy forum on next steps to reduce the child poverty rate and expand tax credits to help families with children. Speakers include Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT); Melissa Boteach, vice president of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at CAP; Peter Edelman, director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality; and Jeff Madrick, senior fellow at the Century Foundation. The event will be held in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., from 9:30–11 a.m. EDT. Click here to register.