Vulnerable Families Research Program
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Many Eligible Children Don’t Participate in School Nutrition Programs The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which authorizes funding for federal nutrition programs (including the National School Lunch Program; the School Breakfast Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; the Summer Food… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Food Assistance, Safety Net |
| Women As Economic Providers Women’s contributions to family income are essential for most families. This is obviously true for the growing number of single-mother families, but increasingly so for married couple families. While dual-earner families are doing relatively well, family income… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Gender |
| Child Protective Services May Link Families to Needed Income Supports The adverse effects of poverty on child and adolescent development are well documented and have been of interest to policy makers for several decades.1 Childhood poverty has a number of lasting impacts, including negative educational and cognitive outcomes, social… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Family, Food Assistance, Poverty, Safety Net |
| Coverage Rates Stabilize for Children’s Health Insurance Recognizing that adequate health care is key to childhood development and long-term health, policy makers expanded public programs to provide children with health insurance: first, Medicaid in 1965 and, in 1997, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Health Insurance |
| A Community Schools Approach to Accessing Services and Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Manchester, New Hampshire In the several years since the Great Recession, New Hampshire, like the nation, has witnessed and experienced growing economic disadvantage. The state’s poverty level stands at 8.4 percent, and child poverty increased from about 8 percent in 2000 to… |
New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Community, Education, New Hampshire |
| Gaps in Youth Opportunity by State Public discourse on economics in the United States, and around the world, often focuses on rising income and wealth inequality. The “Occupy” movement drew great attention to the rising fortunes of the top one percent while middle- and lower-income Americans lost… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Employment, Income, Poverty, Young Adults |
| Limited Access to AP Courses for Students in Smaller and More Isolated Rural School Districts This brief assesses trends in access to, enrollment in, and success in Advanced Placement (AP) coursework in relation to school district poverty, racial composition, and urbanicity. It uses data merged from the 2011–2012 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), the 2012… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education, Rural, Young Adults |
| After Great Recession, More Married Fathers Providing Child Care The U.S. economy lost 8.7 million jobs between December 2007 and January 2010.1 Sixty-nine percent of the jobs lost during the recession were held by men, 2 and the employment rate of married fathers (whether working full or part time) with employed wives decreased… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Child Care, Employment, Family, Unemployment |
| Understanding Connections Between Rural Communities and Family Well-Being: A Study of Hampton, Iowa In this report, author Cynthia Needles Fletcher explores the role of "place" in shaping rural residents'-and in particular low-income residents'-futures. The analysis draws from interviews with residents and community key informants in Hampton,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Demography, Family, Health |
| Restraint and Seclusion of Students With a Disability Continue to Be Common in Some School Districts Patterns Remain Relatively Consistent Despite Recent Policy Changes In 2013, Carsey released a brief that analyzed rates of restraint and seclusion using a large, nationally representative data set of U.S. school districts. This brief, which analyzes a more comprehensive data set and the most current Civil Rights Data Collection,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education |
