Low Income
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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.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire | Child Care, Children, Family, Income, Low 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.
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Income, Low Income, Seniors, Tax | |
| Clean Energy Project Development for Low-Income Communities Scaling clean energy in low-income communities through solar and deep efficiency retrofits presents financing challenges, but that is only part of the problem. Drawing on research conducted by the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance, this white paper outlines a… |
Center for Impact Finance | Community Development Finance, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Low Income |
| Childcare Remains Out of Reach for Millions in 2021, Leading to Disproportionate Job Losses for Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Families Using data from the late summer through the fall of 2021, this brief documents recent racial and income disparities in reports of inadequate access to childcare and identifies the employment-related consequences of these shortages.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice | African Americans, Child Care, Children, COVID-19, Employment, Family, Hispanics, Low Income, Race, Unemployment |
| “BackPack” Food Programs Linked to Higher Test Scores for School Children In this brief, authors Michael Kurtz, Karen Conway, and Robert Mohr summarize their recently published article at the Economics of Education Review, which aimed to understand how BackPack Programs relate to academic success.
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Children, Education, Food Assistance, Low Income | |
| Bringing Solar Energy to Low- and Moderate-Income Communities The U.S. solar photovoltaics industry has taken off over the past decade, but without deliberate action low- and moderate-income communities could be left behind.
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Center for Impact Finance, Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Community Development Finance, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Low Income |
| 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 |
| Affordability Challenges Drive Food Insufficiency in the Pandemic In this data snapshot, authors Jess Carson and Sarah Boege find that getting food is a problem for people experiencing food insufficiency during the pandemic, but affording food is the biggest challenge.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | COVID-19, Food Assistance, Low Income, Poverty |
| CDFIs Can Make the SBA PPP Loan Program Work for Smaller, Minority-Owned, and Women-Owned, Small Businesses As currently being implemented by the Small Business Administration, the loans made available through the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, part of the CARES Act recently enacted to address the COVID-19 crisis, are likely to significantly bypass smaller small… |
Center for Impact Finance, COVID-19 | Community Development, Community Development Finance, COVID-19, Economic Development, Housing, Low Income |
