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New federal legislation would acknowledge those who’ve been targeted by marijuana criminalization and ensure that low-income communities and communities of color can participate in this booming industry.
The proposal to set the poverty line using a lower rate of inflation will harm millions of people who rely on programs that support their basic needs.
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield is quoted in this article about Michigan's use of welfare for private college tuition grants.
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield is quoted extensively throughout this article about the contrast between expenditures on sports and the significant financial needs of college students.
This article features CLASP's Benefits Access for College Completion project as an important model for helping low-income students.
CLASP's comments to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service explain the critical role of SNAP in supporting low-income people's wellbeing as well as their college completion.
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield is quoted in this article about how college students today are not primarily 18-year-olds who are fresh out of high school.
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield discusses students dropping out of college for financial reasons.
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield is quoted in this article about colleges supporting low-incoming students by participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield and Elizabeth Lower-Basch are quoted in this article on food insecurity among community college students.