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Type

State

Issue

Commentaries
Families
Higher Education
Pathways to Employment
Public Benefits
Racial Equity
Maine
2024
April 24, 2024

New Study Tracks Maine's Gains and Gaps in Promoting Education For Low-Income Parents

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Asset Building
Baby Bonds
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
2024
May 24, 2024

Growing Body of Evidence Builds Case for Direct Cash Assistance for Families

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Health disparities
Housing
Hunger
North Carolina
2024
May 8, 2024

The Shelf-Life of Trauma

Commentaries
Asset Building
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Families
Guaranteed Income
2024
May 22, 2024

Notre Dame Launches New Poverty Initiative

Commentaries
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
Place-Based
Public Benefits
2024
May 15, 2024

Georgia Advocates Continue Fight for Medicaid Expansion Without Work Requirements

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Addiction recovery
Cities
Families
Housing
Hunger
North Carolina
2024
April 16, 2024

'We Come Here Broken and Desperate'

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Health disparities
Housing
Mental health
2024
May 1, 2024

Convergence Collective Offers Bipartisan Plan for Family Flourishing

Commentaries
Asset Building
Baby Bonds
Cities
Economic Opportunity
Education
Vermont
2024
March 27, 2024

Vermont Becomes Latest State to Introduce Baby Bonds Legislation

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Families
Health
Housing
2024
February 21, 2024

First Focus Recognizes 2023 Champions and Defenders of Children

Commentaries
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Health
Health disparities
2024
February 7, 2024

Food Insecurity Decreased During Pandemic for Low-Income Adults, Study Finds

Commentaries
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
Childcare
Families
Mental health
2024
January 31, 2024

Study Finds CTC Expansion Fueled Dip in Anxiety, Depression in Recipient Families

Commentaries
Asset Building
Childcare
Economic Opportunity
Families
Hunger
2024
January 3, 2024

Circle of Protection Pushes 2024 Field to Talk About Anti-Poverty Solutions