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Fact of the Week: Nearly One in Four Children in the U.S. is Served by the Federal Child Support Program
Deborah Weinstein,
May 20, 2015
In Idaho, the proportion of children relying on Child Support Services is even higher – 28 percent. Many in the state learned that the hard way this week, as Idaho’s state legislature held an unusual special session to take up legislation to prevent the state from losing access to federal child...
Human Needs Report: Appropriations showdowns looming and TANF reform
Joanna Sandager,
May 19, 2015
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 looming appropriations showdowns and proposals to reform TANF that would help (and hurt) recipients. See below for the full analysis and links to each...
What Portion of Our Collective Wealth Are We Willing to Invest So That People Can Succeed?
Deborah Weinstein,
May 15, 2015
This post was originally published by The Huffington Post on May 14, 2015. That is the question President Obama posed at a Georgetown University Catholic-Evangelical Summit on Overcoming Poverty on May 12. It was a fascinating discussion – not least because it was a discussion, with the President exchanging views...
10 Ideas to Save the Economy (in Easy-to-Understand Videos)
Lecia Imbery,
May 13, 2015
No one who works full-time should live in poverty. And no one should have to choose between providing for their family and being a good parent. To raise awareness and inform the debate around these and other important issues, MoveOn and Robert Reich recently launched a new campaign,”The Big Picture: 10...
Native American Youth Advocating for Their Own
Lecia Imbery,
May 12, 2015
The odds were stacked against Shilo Valle. Born into poverty with parents who struggled with drug and alcohol addictions, Shilo was placed in foster care. He changed foster care placements 9 times, including stays at treatment centers, group homes, and juvenile detention facilities because they were the only beds available...
