The Commitment to End Child Poverty: Developments in the UK & US

Developments in the UK & US. In 1999, the U.K. announced its pledge to cut child poverty by one-fourth by 2004 and eliminate it by 2020. In the U.S., Sen. Kennedy has introduced a measure that seeks to halve child poverty; some localities are looking at government initiatives that may include targets. Learn about the politics behind the U.K. initiative, what has been accomplished to date, and expectations for the future; and hear from U.S. officials contemplating or implementing initiatives around the country.

TANF 2006 CLASP-CBPP Series - Improving Employment Outcomes for TANF Recipients: Win-Win Solutions for Families and States

This series highlights effective policies and practices to help low-income families succeed in the labor market and states to meet the higher effective TANF work participation rates enacted in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The series includes Earned Income Disregards and Income Supplements (May 16, 2006), Transitional Jobs: Helping TANF Recipients with Barriers to Employment Succeed in the Labor Market (May 23, 2006), Not Just Any Job: Helping TANF Recipients Access Good Jobs (June 1, 2006), and Skill Upgrading: The Role of Community Colleges in Helping Low-Skilled Workers to Advance in the Labor Market (June 20, 2006). The accompanying guidebook is available online.

Forgotten Families: An Interview with Author Dr. Jody Heymann

Parents have to balance the often impossible demands of earning a living with those of raising healthy, cared-for children. Dr. Jody Heymann created Global Working Families to find out how families fare when parents work. Her research reveals the difficult truth that parents in Baltimore are more likely to leave their children home alone sick all day than parents in Vietnam. In her latest book, Forgotten Families, Heymann asserts that only by embracing truly global solutions can we improve the lives of working families everywhere.

Marriage and Fatherhood

In this era of budget cuts, there’s a new federal grants program to promote healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood. What are the promises and pitfalls of this new legislation? Can these programs really meet the needs of low-income families? Where does the domestic violence community fit in? Practitioners will discuss these questions and more. Guests: Mary Myrick, Public Strategies, Inc.; Joe Jones, Center for Fathers, Families & Workforce Development; Anne Menard, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

Child Welfare

Federal child welfare budget developments enacted and proposed.

Child Support

Federal child support budget developments enacted and proposed.

Medicaid

Federal Medicaid budget developments enacted and proposed.

Child Care

Federal child care budget developments enacted and proposed.

TANF

Federal TANF budget developments enacted and proposed.

The FY 07 Budget

An interview with Bob Greenstein, Executive Director of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, about President Bush’s fiscal year (FY) 2007 budget proposal.

Better Business: Making Work "Work" for Employers and Employees

Many efforts to provide family support at the workplace have been framed as helping either business or employees. But a new movement is looking at the mutual benefits of making work “work” for both. The business case for such efforts includes the attraction, development, and retention of employees, as well as community economic development. What are some examples in small, mid-sized, and larger companies of new approaches to make work “work”? Guests: Ellen Galinsky, Families and Work Institute; Donna Klein, Corporate Voices for Working Families