blog post Video: Strategies for Reducing Child Poverty By Linda Strean Nov 21, 2017 A new report on reducing child poverty underscores the need for policymakers to be strategic in determining how best to help families in need throughout the state.
blog post Expansions to Food Assistance Could Reduce Child Poverty By Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman Oct 1, 2021 Long-term commitments to expand CalFresh and school meals, two of California’s largest food assistance programs, could lift an estimated 90,000 children out of poverty.
blog post Child Poverty and California’s High Cost of Living By Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn Apr 3, 2017 A quarter of young children in California live in poverty, yet the local variation in poverty rates is dramatic.
blog post Measuring Child Poverty By David Lesher Oct 3, 2014 At a well-attended briefing in Sacramento this week, PPIC research fellow Sarah Bohn described the findings in a newly released report, Child Poverty and the Social Safety Net in California.
blog post Pandemic Aid Helped Lower Poverty in California By Caroline Danielson Sep 24, 2021 Despite the economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19, poverty declined in California last year—though stark racial/ethnic disparities remain.
event Geography of Child Poverty in California Feb 23, 2017 More than 750,000 children under age 5 live in poverty in California, and areas with high rates of child poverty are found in nearly every region of the state. Research fellow Sarah Bohn outlines these and other key findings from a report by PPIC. After her presentation, a panel of experts discusses local factors that affect child poverty.
event Reducing Child Poverty in California Nov 15, 2017 A quarter of young children in California live in poverty. Lowering housing costs, increasing the minimum wage, and expanding the social safety net all hold promise for reducing child poverty. But they involve tradeoffs. PPIC researcher Caroline Danielson outlines these findings from a new report by PPIC.
blog post Fewer California Adults and Far Fewer Children Are in Poverty in 2021 By Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon Sep 22, 2022 New census data show that poverty in California declined among both adults and children last year. While economic downturns typically cause poverty to rise, pandemic relief measures drove a continued decline, especially among children.
