Author: Kinsey Alden Dinan

Child Poverty and Intergenerational Mobility

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  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date December 1, 2009

Findings are based on a working paper by Robert Wagmiller and Robert Adelman, Childhood and Intergenerational Poverty: The Long-term Consequences of Growing Up Poor commissioned by NCCP. This brief is designed to be a companion piece to this document. The analysis uses data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), a longitudinal data set […]

Making Parents’ Health Care a Priority

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  • Project  Making Work Supports Work; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date April 1, 2009

Learn about our Making Work Supports Work project. Access to secure and affordable health insurance is critical for all Americans. In the public debate, children’s coverage has received particular attention and support. But access to health care for parents is a key predictor of access to health care for children. To help inform the national […]

Budgeting for Basic Needs: A Struggle for Working Families

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  • Project  Making Work Supports Work; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date March 1, 2009

Learn about our Making Work Supports Work project. Millions of parents find themselves struggling to make ends meet, despite hard work. Even a full-time job is no guarantee of economic security, with the high cost of everyday expenses and a federal minimum wage of just $6.55 an hour – less than $14,000 a year with […]

The Challenge of Child Care: More Help Needed for Houston’s Families

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  • Project  Making Work Supports Work; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date November 1, 2008

Learn about our Making Work Supports Work project. Houston families are working harder than ever. In fact, more than 75 percent of the children living in low-income families in Houston have parents who are employed, and the majority of these children – about 400,000 – have parents who work full-time, year-round. But, despite their best […]

The Challenge of Child Care: More Help Needed for San Antonio’s Families

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  • Project  Making Work Supports Work; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date September 1, 2008

Learn about our Making Work Supports Work project. San Antonio families are working harder than ever. In fact, more than 85 percent of the children living in low-income families in San Antonio have parents who are employed, and the majority of these children – about 150,000 – have parents who work full-time, year-round. But, despite […]

Making Work Pay for Iowa’s Families

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  • Project  Making Work Supports Work; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date September 1, 2008

Learn about our Making Work Supports Work project. Executive Summary Almost a third of Iowa’s children live in low-income families struggling to make ends meet. “Work supports” – such as earned income tax credits (EITCs), public health insurance, and child care assistance – can help such families close the gap between low wages and the […]

Child Care in Colorado: Making Care More Affordable for Working Families

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  • Project  Making Work Supports Work; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date November 1, 2007

Learn about our Making Work Supports Work project. This is an excerpt from the full report. Nearly 250,000 of Colorado’s children live in families that are low income, despite having a parent who works full-time, year-round. One of the largest expenses these families face is the cost of child care. Reliable child care is critical […]