blog post Video: Briefing Focuses on Health and Nutrition Safety Net for Children By David Lesher Feb 25, 2015 More than half of all California children participate in at least one health or nutrition safety net program, according to a newly released PPIC report that was the focus of a recent briefing.
blog post Video: Reaching Children in Poverty By Linda Strean Mar 6, 2017 Understanding how child poverty varies geographically can help address this challenge. At a PPIC event, local service providers describe their approaches.
Report The California Poverty Measure: A New Look at the Social Safety Net By Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn, Matt Levin, Marybeth Mattingly Oct 1, 2013 A new way of measuring poverty in California shows that 22 percent of residents lived in poor families in 2011. It also underscores the importance of the social safety net for many families in the state. The safety net’s impact on children is especially dramatic—without the need-based programs included in the new measure, 39 percent (or 3.6 million California children) would be considered poor. A companion report released by the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality examines regional and demographic differences in poverty. This research was supported with funding from The Walter S. Johnson Foundation. Interactive Map: California Poverty Rates by County Interactive Graphic: Poverty and Social Programs in California
blog post Examining the Federal EITC’s Impact on Poverty By Tess Thorman, Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn Jan 25, 2018 The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) keeps hundreds of thousands of Californians out of poverty. But its role varies widely across regions.
