A more holistic view beyond material circumstances can help poor families achieve self-sufficiency.
Social Mobility
A core promise of America is the ability of people to rise up from humble beginnings. The challenges faced by lower- and middle-income Americans today are multidisciplinary in nature, and require our renewed focus. Job and wage growth are essential; in particular, Americans need access to more blue-collar work and other jobs that don’t require a college degree. Our employment and welfare policies should encourage work, family formation, and income security. Paid family leave can help strengthen families at their times of need.
All Social Mobility
The rise in poverty rates reflects the expiration of several benefits provided during the pandemic and the continuing failure to pull Americans out of poverty
Forward-looking reforms can make a greater difference in black lives today, and in the future.
This could affect who receives government benefits and how much the government spends on anti-poverty programs
It is a public policy debate that we should continue to watch closely
In many states, child welfare agencies routinely apply for and take foster children’s Social Security benefits
May is National Foster Care Month. It’s an appropriate time for policymakers to focus overdue attention on the most at-risk children in society
What we got was a proposal cobbled together to garner the bare minimum of votes needed to pass