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San Diego County Child Care Blueprint

County Announces New Child Care Blueprint to Help Families

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It’s Time: Make the CTC Permanent

Congress needs to step up and offer relief by making the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit permanent.

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Measure H Headed For Approval

Should Measure H pass, dozens of city recreation centers will be reviewed to determine if they can allow childcare.

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Ending Childhood Poverty

The child tax credit had historic bipartisan support—let’s start there

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Make Cash Assistance Programs Permanent

Direct cash pilots often expire without building grassroots support for the program.

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America - show up for working moms

Women are the center of our economy, care systems & essential work — but they aren’t at the center of our policies.

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Thousands of Childcare Slots Were Lost

10% of San Diego's licensed care options officially closed, and many more are yet to open.

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Guaranteed income program launches

150 households in San Diego are receiving monthly $500 guaranteed income payments

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New Study Highlights Cost of Child Care

In California, the average annual cost of infant care is nearly $17,000, $8,925 more than in-state college tuition

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San Diego will pilot Guaranteed Income

The pandemic has exposed the foolishness of blaming individuals for structural and systemic problems

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Progress Reports

2024 Impact Report

We are on a mission to cut the experience of child poverty in half in San Diego County by 2030.

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Ideas to Alleviate Economic Disparity

Khea Pollard speaks in front of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

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Region’s First Guaranteed Income Project

San Diego for Every Child to Receive $1.4 Million from State Budget

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Research

Census Bureau’s 2022 Poverty Data

Analyzing the Census Bureau’s 2022 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data

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Babies in the Budget

A report by ZERO TO THREE and First Focus on Children — examines federal investment in our youngest children.

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The 2022 California Children Report Card

A survey of kids’ well-being and roadmap for the future

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50-State Progress Report

The report provides crucial state-by-state context, offering a snapshot of the early childhood policy landscape.

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First Step to Equity

A St. Louis community-led response to the First Step to Equity report.

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CTC: Many Families Have Enough to Eat

The most common way people used the Child Tax Credit payments was for food.

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Data from San Diego Hunger Coalition

SDHC releases quarterly updates on the status of nutrition insecurity, food assistance, and the meal gap.

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Mayors for a Guaranteed Income

A bipartisan majority of Americans support a guaranteed income and the CTC expansion

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Dismantling Poverty in WA

The goal of this strategic plan is to build a just and equitable future for all.

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What We're Reading

Expand the Refundable Tax Credits

The 2025 tax fight offers an opportunity to implement tax credit expansions proven to support families

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How We Sustain Economic Gains

Policy solutions can make the economy work better for everyone.

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ABC Coalition Advocating for the CTC

CBS Evening News talks to parent Raegen Selden on the CTC

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Data Shows Need for CTC & Family Support

Census Bureau released data indicating that families with children experienced high rates of financial hardship.

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CTC Changes Child Poverty Rates

In September 2024, the Census Bureau released data on poverty in 2023.

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CO Thriving Providers Project (TPP)

The Colorado Thriving Providers Project Report presents findings from the initial pilot.

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Guaranteed Income Works

Dive into the latest study by Abt Associates, revealing how guaranteed income pilots are transforming lives.

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Experiences of Poverty Around Birth

New research note on poverty risk for mothers around time of birth.

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A Plan to Reduce Poverty for Families

Policy brief on how cash assistance can support mothers and infants.

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Effects of the CTC on Household Spending

New analysis on how families spent monthly CTC payments.

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Become a Community Champion

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Community Champions are individuals and neighborhood groups across San Diego County who believe that we can cut the experience of child poverty in half by 2030.