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Reach and Utility of the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program
In this primer, authors Harshita Sarup and Jess Carson describe the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program after recent policy changes.
Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire Child Care, Children, Family, Income, Low Income, New Hampshire
High Child Care Costs Strain NH Family Budgets
In this primer, authors Tyrus Parker and Jess Carson discuss the cost of child care for New Hampshire families.
Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire Child Care, Children, Family, Income, New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s Well Educated, Underpaid Child Care Workforce
In this primer, authors Rebecca Glauber and Jess Carson discuss New Hampshire’s child care workforce.
Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire Child Care, Children, Education, Employment, Family, Income, New Hampshire, Wages
Fewer Providers, Longer Distances: New Hampshire’s Child Care Landscape
In this primer, authors Jess Carson and Harshita Sarup discuss New Hampshire’s “supply” of child care.
Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire Child Care, Children, Education, Family, Income, New Hampshire
Are Income Tax Breaks for Seniors Good for State Economic Growth?
In this brief, authors Ben Brewer, Karen Conway, and Jon Rork discuss the findings of their recently published study that investigates, directly, the impact on state economic growth of expanding income tax breaks for seniors.
Income, Low Income, Seniors, Tax
Share of Childless Adults Eligible for EITC Triples Under American Rescue Plan
In this fact sheet, author Jess Carson explores how changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2021 affect childless tax filers. Findings show that the share of childless adults who can claim a credit has tripled under the new provisions, and that the biggest driver…
Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 COVID-19, Income, Low Income, Poverty, Safety Net, Tax, Wages
Kidogo: Addressing the Childcare Needs of Low-Income Families in East Africa
To unlock the potential of this region’s millions of children, Kidogo, an innovative East African social enterprise, is harnessing the power of social sector franchising. Kidogo partners with women running informal daycares in Kenya’s urban slums to better the…
Changemaker Collaborative Child Care, Children, Education, Income, Low Income, Poverty, Women
The Inequities of Job Loss and Recovery Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this policy brief, authors Rogelio Sáenz and Corey Sparks discuss the wide variations in unemployment and the level of job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic across the nation’s demographic groups that have historically suffered disparities in the workforce,…
COVID-19 African Americans, COVID-19, Employment, Hispanics, Income, Inequality, Race, Unemployment, Women
“My Advice…Is Get Out of Town”
In this brief, we use interview and focus group data to explore how residents view the economic opportunities in two rural Northern New England counties and how these opportunities are related to migration patterns.
Vulnerable Families Research Program Economic Development, Employment, Income, New England
The Interaction Between the Minimum Wage and the Federal EITC
Increases in the minimum wage are widely assumed to be beneficial for low-income workers, but it is important to consider the effect an increase might have on eligibility for other benefits, particularly the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This fact sheet…
Vulnerable Families Research Program Employment, Income, Safety Net, Tax, Wages