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By Renato Rocha and Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Alyssa Fortner, Alycia Hardy, and Stephanie Schmit detail the importance of significant and sustained direct spending for school-age child care. This fact sheet highlights a new CLASP analysis estimating that it would cost between $48.4 billion and $79.6 billion to reach all school-age children eligible through CCDBG.
This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, explains the fixed block grant awarded to states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Stephanie Schmit was quoted in this article about the reintroduced Child Care for Working Families Act.
Elizabeth Lower-Basch was quoted about warning signs of IRS scammers.
Elizabeth Lower-Basch was quoted about the $1.9 trillion relief package: “Getting this far is a huge win and a sign of progress in the conversation, as well as immediately putting money in people's pockets.”
This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, describes the work participation rate which services as the only measure of performance states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Elizabeth Lower-Basch was quoted about how an expanded child tax credit would aid families who need it the most.
The new administration is moving swiftly on many approaches--including several we proposed--to address the needs of people with low incomes.
The COVID-19 pandemic and recession have taken this simmering crisis and turned it into an explosive boil, demanding immediate response from the Biden-Harris Administration.