Economic stability is one of the more important determinants of a child's well-being. We believe making sure families have the supports they need to work for livable wages and climb out of poverty is one of the biggest keys to improving the lives of children.
The American Pediatrics Association (APA) and the Academy of American Pediatricians (AAP) has recently issued a Task Force Report on Childhood Poverty: A Strategic Roadmap Committed to Bringing the Voice of Pediatricians to the Most Important Problem Facing Children in the US Today. This report is a powerful statement about the harmful...
The next meeting of the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) this week will be on Tuesday, May 21, starting at 10:00 in Room 412 E. The largest set of papers will concern the issues in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) budget, including Wisconsin Shares child care subsides, W-2, EITC funding, the Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program,...
Men often have trouble choosing gifts for the women in their lives. I know that because I’ve made more than my fair share of questionable gift choices for Mother’s Days, birthdays and other occasions, and I have a recurring habitat of picking out presents that would be better gifts for me. Unfortunately, it’s no consolation to know that...
Benefits Could Drop Dramatically in 2014 if Conservative Lawmakers Prevail For some Wisconsinites there is a silver lining in the state’s increased unemployment rate over the last several months. Now that the rate has been at 7% or higher for three straight months, jobless workers in Wisconsin may qualify for a longer period of...
Pregnant Women or Children First? -- States Are Faced with Grim ChoicesThe Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program (WIC) is one of many federally funded services that will take a big hit because of sequestration. A new paper issued today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examines the effects and the...
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