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What Works – and What Doesn’t – to Reduce Poverty and Expand Opportunity
Leo Nguyen,
June 14, 2016
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who watched and attended our event on Thursday, June 16. The recording will be available here shortly. Until then, feel free to check out the many resources we’ve compiled at the bottom of that page. At CHN, we’re busy getting ready for a big event this Thursday (hopefully you’ve...
Human Needs Report: Appropriations, Child Nutrition, Zika Funding and More
Leo Nguyen,
June 13, 2016
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on appropriations, the GOP poverty plan, child nutrition reauthorization, funding to fight Zika, and more. See below for the full analysis and links to each piece in the report....
Five Things You Need to Know About Payday Lending
Stop Payday Predators,
June 10, 2016
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally posted on Medium on June 7, 2016 by Stop Payday Predators, a project of the Stop the Payday Loan Debt Trap Coalition, a national coalition of hundreds of groups and consumers seeking to stop the debt trap caused by payday, car title, and installment loans. CHN...
Rhetoric Versus Real Impact of Proposals to Reduce Poverty
Meredith Dodson,
June 9, 2016
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on RESULTS’ blog on Tuesday, June 7. RESULTS is a co-sponsor of an event CHN is hosting on Thursday, June 16 at 1:00pm ET entitled, “What Works – and What Doesn’t – to Reduce Poverty and Expand Opportunity.” The event will be an evidence-based discussion...
Vague Pronouncements Do Not Reduce Poverty
Deborah Weinstein,
June 7, 2016
Editor’s Note: In addition to the following piece from CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein, please see CHN’s resource page on what works – and what doesn’t – to reduce poverty and expand opportunity. The page contains information about CHN’s upcoming event on this topic, as well as CHN’s statement and statements and...
