As ICE activities continue to impact communities and more children face the loss of a parent to deportation, policymakers across party lines have taken steps in the past to mitigate the harm of immigration enforcement on children.
Since 1996, inflation has eroded the value of a dollar by more than 30 percent. Some key costs have gone up much more—the average fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States has increased by 71 percent and average transit fares have increased by 50 percent.…
An FGA report that individuals in Kansas were “freed from welfare” after they were subject to a time limit in SNAP brings to question whether people were really better off after being cut from nutrition assistance.
In an effort to meet requirements of the 2014 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, which was reauthorized in 2014, states are undertaking massive policy changes in their CCDBG programs. This gives them the opportunity to raise questions about the interaction between the new CCDBG…
As 2016 unfolds, over half a million people will lose access to food assistance through the SNAP as a result of time limits being re-imposed by states after the expiration of state-wide waivers.
On February 11, Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success (SUCCESS) Act.
Using Medicaid data to certify eligibility for the school lunch program will reduce the burden of applications and paperwork on families, school districts, and states.
For many students, unmet financial need manifests in food and housing insecurity as students struggle to access safe, sustainable, and adequate meals and shelter.
In the FY 2017 budget request, President Obama called for significant new funding to strengthen the effectiveness of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a safety net for the lowest-income families with children.
