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The Measure of America

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:00:40 -0500

This book marks the first time a human development approach to measuring well-being has
been applied to an industrialized nation. Published by the Social Science Research
Council and Columbia University Press, it ranks states and congressional districts

New York City to Implement New Poverty Measure

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:56:31 -0500

Mayor Bloomberg has a new plan and it's the first time any local government has put in
place an alternative to the country's 40-year- old standard for measuring poverty, the
National Academies repo

2008 Changes to the Summer Food Service Program

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:02:13 -0500

A simplified version of the USDA Summer Food Service Program has just gone national. It lessens the paperwork involved for groups or out-of-school time programs that want to incorporate summer meals.

CLASP Child Support and Low-Income Fathers Research

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:59:10 -0500

More than 17 million children and their families receive child support (2007 data). The Center for Law and Social Policy has research, policy recommendations and other publications focusing on child support and families.

Staying in Jobs and Out of the Underground: Child Support Policies that Encourage Legitimate Work

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:57:51 -0500

This policy brief from the Center for Law and Social Policy explains how sound child support policies can help incarcerated and re-entering fathers find and keep good jobs, reduce recidivism, and provide steady support to their children over time.

Official Poverty Measure Undercounts the Nation's Poor

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:06:29 -0500

To give context to the 2008 Census data on poverty, this chart from the Economic Policy Institute illustrates that millions more people face poverty than the federal measurement finds.

Summer Food Service Map Machine

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:40:02 -0500

The USDA "Summer Food Service Program Map Machine" finds summer food program sites by zip code or other locators, detailing the characteristics of the local neighborhood and schools.

Skills to Live by: Participant Reflections on the Value of their Sectoral Training Experience

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:14:58 -0500

Here�s something you don�t see every day: a recent Aspen Institute report looks at the impact of job training programs on low-skilled and low-income workers � but this time, it�s from their own perspectives.

Work-Plus: Boosting the Bottom Line for Low-Wage Working Parents

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:52 -0500

The 1996 welfare reform bill was designed to move public assistance participants from welfare to work, often quickly and without adequate supports to help families truly rise out of poverty. This policy brief from the National Assembly's Family Strengthening Policy Center looks at "work-plus" strategies (as opposed to work-first approaches) that offer work supports like child care assistance, transportation help, tax assistance, etc. in addition to employment services. The brief includes recommendations for policymakers, businesses, and community organizations.

Getting On, Staying On, and Getting Off Welfare: The Complexity of State-by-State Policy Choices

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:11:02 -0500

How does welfare work? The answer often depends on the state � states vary, for example, in the amount of hours participating parents must work, what counts as �work,� rules about emergency cash assistance, and other areas.

New Data Show Extraordinary Jump in Income Concentration in 2004

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:23:00 -0500

This Center on Budget and Policy Priorities brief looks at a new study that paints a more in-depth picture of American debt inequality than studies based on Census data alone. What it finds is that now more than ever, the richest one percent is getting richer, while the lowest-income Americans are making scant progress.

Where Did They Go? The Decline of Middle-Income Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:21:36 -0500

What�s happening to our �hoods? Middle-class neighborhoods and housing is shrinking faster than the middle class itself, according to a new Brookings Institution report. City neighborhoods are increasingly segregated with low-income and very low-income families living in concentrated neighborhoods, and high- and very high-income families living together.

Understanding Changes in Child Poverty over the Past Decade

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:16:45 -0500

Child poverty dropped dramatically from 1993 to 2000 and rose again from 2000 to 2004, especially among black children, according to a recent Urban Institute report. Why these ups and downs? Work, e

Getting Punched: The Job and Family Clock...It�s Time for Flexible Work for Workers of All Wages

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:08:44 -0500

More than ever, workers face dual and dueling responsibilities of work and family caregiving, and low-income families are the hardest hit. Businesses can help reduce this tension by allowing responsive scheduling and paid time off for employees; companies that do so typically benefit from cost savings.

When Work Doesn't Pay: What Every Policymaker Should Know

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:06:23 -0500

One reason for the problem above is that while government work supports�like public health care, the earned income tax credit, child care assistance, and food stamps, to name a few�help millions, many families are caught in a Catch-22 of sorts: as their earnings rise, their eligibility for these programs drops.