Welfare reform’s impact on poverty remains complex and uncertain. While the 1996’s landmark legislation made strides to “end welfare as we know it,” there are still children and families who fall through the cracks.
A compilation of the latest statistics on the health and welfare of U.S. children, including individual fact sheets on each state.
At least $65 billion in vital government services and support remain unclaimed. The authors highlight methods to extend outreach efforts to ensure that low-income families receive the benefits they critically need.
The Web-based mapping tool enables comparisons of 90 indicators of the food environment among U.S. counties.
The report explores public assistance programs in New York City, where the number of families and children living in homeless shelters in 2010 is expected to increase by 13 and 15 percent, respectively.
The brief finds that rural families that that have been reported of child abuse are more likely than urban families to be headed by a single parent and endure economic and family stress.
The policy brief suggest goals for the upcoming reauthorization of TANF, which is to occur in September.
The report finds that the vast majority of domestic violence survivors do not have access to potentially life-saving aid included in TANF.
The analysis finds that 3 in 10 California households lack adequate income, opposed to the 1 in 10 households reported by the federal poverty measure.
The analysis suggests that the Recovery Act provisions are keeping more than 6 million Americans out of poverty and reducing the severity of poverty for 33 million more.
The study explores why more than 1 million children under age 10 and more than three-quarters of a million children under age 5 were missed in the 2000 Decennial Census.
Researchers found that, contrary to popular thought, the number one reason that many young adults drop out of college is an inability to juggle school and work
The report examines the crucial role of subsidized housing in protecting young children from food insecurity.
The report calls for improvements to federal services aimed at helping parents who live apart, including mediation, parent education and counseling.
The nationwide survey suggests that stress and worry are having more of an impact on young people than parents believe.
The report finds that working-poor families in many states continue to face substantial state income tax liability.