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Last Friday’s jobs report is a stark reminder that only when we invest in solutions that directly benefit workers who’ve been most affected by the pandemic’s toll will everyone experience our nation’s economic recovery. An equitable recovery requires policymakers to invest in an equity-focused subsidized employment initiative that supports people our nation has too often left behind.
CLASP's roundup of the top AFP provisions that support people with low incomes.
On March 11th, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. One component of the package is a third round of stimulus payments. Here are ten things to know about the third round of payments.
“No child should have to worry where her next meal will come from or whether she will have a place to sleep each night in the wealthiest nation on earth.”
Among the provisions in President-Elect Biden’s American Rescue Plan to provide COVID-19 relief is an expanded version of the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
In December, lawmakers passed a coronavirus relief package that provides essential economic relief for millions of workers and people with low incomes, though it falls short of the high levels of need. Here are ten things to know about the second round of payments.
P-EBT is a tool that states must use--alongside others--to address child hunger.
As the toll of the virus and economic fallout worsens, the pressure is on to provide workers and families the relief they need.
While many Americans received federal aid to help them get by during the economic crisis, 12 million people are still waiting for this drastically needed relief. Thankfully, outreach campaigns can provide a solution if we act soon.
Beyond the ever-skyrocketing umemployment numbers are millions of young children whose futures are imperiled by economic insecurity.