Report The Role of CalFresh in Stabilizing Family Incomes By Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman Sep 21, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 ... CalFresh—California's largest safety net program—helps mitigate income instability for many low-income families. But those without recent ...
Report Keeping College Affordable for California Students By Kevin Cook, Jacob Jackson Dec 1, 2021 Among high school graduates in California, those from low-income families are only about half as likely to enroll in a four-year college as their higher ...
Report California’s Safety Net in Recession and Recovery By Caroline Danielson Jun 3, 2021 ... of CalWORKs—California's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ... or family and friends, and a slower economic recovery for low-income workers ...
blog post Many Low-Income Families Left Out of Federal Stimulus Benefits By Tess Thorman, Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 ... Federal stimulus checks during COVID-19 will reach an estimated four of five California families, but many of the lowest income families ...
Fact Sheet The Medi-Cal Program By Shannon McConville, Paulette Cha Apr 8, 2019 Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medi-Cal served low-income families and children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Fact Sheet The CalWORKs Program By Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman Jan 17, 2018 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) allocates federal funding through block grants, which give states latitude in spending. In 2016–17, California ...
Report Geography of Child Poverty in California By Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn Feb 22, 2017 Most poor families with young children have at least one working adult. ... known federally as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF); General ...
interactive Geography of Child Poverty in California Feb 15, 2017 It also shows demographic traits and family resources, as well as factors that can ... known federally as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF); ...
Report Low-Income Students and School Meal Programs in California By Caroline Danielson Mar 12, 2015 All students can participate in school nutrition programs; however, students with family incomes under 130 percent of the federal poverty line are eligible for ...
Report CalWORKs in Transition By Caroline Danielson Mar 20, 2012 The first is to buffer children against extreme poverty by supplementing family income. Low-income families who apply and are determined to be eligible ...