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When we talk about child poverty and malnutrition, the first images that come to mind for many are the extreme cases in African countries or, closer to us, in Haiti, the poorest country in Latin America in terms of income per person. But the reality is that almost no...
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A new study found progress made to reduce child poverty over the past 25 years in the U.S. is at risk of stalling or being reversed. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a health philanthropy organization, has released a study showing child poverty is on the rise after falling by 59% between...
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Poverty fell in California during the COVID pandemic, recent data shows, largely due to state and national safety net programs, especially the expansion of federal child tax credits. But a deadline to file for those tax credits expires November 17, prompting advocates in California and a few state lawmakers to sound alarms. “If...
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Mientras los líderes demócratas del estado sopesan cómo gastar un superávit presupuestario récord de $97,500 millones, también están tratando de encontrar la mejor manera de mantener a muchos californianos vulnerables fuera de la pobreza ante la disminución de los dólares del estímulo federal y la alta inflación que devora...
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As the state’s Democratic leaders weigh how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, they also are grappling with how best to keep many vulnerable Californians out of poverty with federal stimulus dollars waning and high inflation devouring household budgets. Some advocates say the revised budget Gov. Gavin...
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Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who made a political name championing a guaranteed income program, is hoping to take his policy ideas statewide by launching a new nonprofit aimed at reducing poverty in the Golden State. Tubbs, who relocated to Los Angeles after losing reelection in 2020 and now serves...
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LOS ANGELES – Grupos de defensa contra la hambruna están levantando la voz en California, llevando la atención al continuo problema de inseguridad alimenticia y también al progreso reciente en ese frente. Este mes y el siguiente, familias en el programa Women, Infants and Children (WIC) recibirán un apoyo...
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LOS ANGELES — Hunger-fighting advocacy groups are speaking out in California, drawing attention to the continuing problem of food insecurity, and also to recent progress on that front. This month and next, families on the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will get a fruit and vegetable benefit of $35, which...
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IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. — The pandemic has worsened problems facing rural community colleges, but also has led to more focus and funding to solve them, according to a new report. Researchers with the Association of Community College Trustees found the digital divide put students at a huge disadvantage for distance...
When we talk about child poverty and malnutrition, the first images that come to mind for many are the extreme cases in African countries or, closer to us, in Haiti, the poorest country in Latin America in terms of income per person. But the reality is that almost no...
A new study found progress made to reduce child poverty over the past 25 years in the U.S. is at risk of stalling or being reversed. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a health philanthropy organization, has released a study showing child poverty is on the rise after falling by 59% between...
Poverty fell in California during the COVID pandemic, recent data shows, largely due to state and national safety net programs, especially the expansion of federal child tax credits. But a deadline to file for those tax credits expires November 17, prompting advocates in California and a few state lawmakers to sound alarms. “If...
Mientras los líderes demócratas del estado sopesan cómo gastar un superávit presupuestario récord de $97,500 millones, también están tratando de encontrar la mejor manera de mantener a muchos californianos vulnerables fuera de la pobreza ante la disminución de los dólares del estímulo federal y la alta inflación que devora...
As the state’s Democratic leaders weigh how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, they also are grappling with how best to keep many vulnerable Californians out of poverty with federal stimulus dollars waning and high inflation devouring household budgets. Some advocates say the revised budget Gov. Gavin...
Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who made a political name championing a guaranteed income program, is hoping to take his policy ideas statewide by launching a new nonprofit aimed at reducing poverty in the Golden State. Tubbs, who relocated to Los Angeles after losing reelection in 2020 and now serves...
LOS ANGELES – Grupos de defensa contra la hambruna están levantando la voz en California, llevando la atención al continuo problema de inseguridad alimenticia y también al progreso reciente en ese frente. Este mes y el siguiente, familias en el programa Women, Infants and Children (WIC) recibirán un apoyo...
LOS ANGELES — Hunger-fighting advocacy groups are speaking out in California, drawing attention to the continuing problem of food insecurity, and also to recent progress on that front. This month and next, families on the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will get a fruit and vegetable benefit of $35, which...
IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. — The pandemic has worsened problems facing rural community colleges, but also has led to more focus and funding to solve them, according to a new report. Researchers with the Association of Community College Trustees found the digital divide put students at a huge disadvantage for distance...
