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.
New federal poverty level (FPL) figures were released in January and began to apply to BadgerCare on Feb. 1, 2014. This one-page document shows those figures for different family sizes and translates them into the key percentages of the FPL for purposes of BadgerCare and the Affordable Care Act. It includes the monthly and hourly amounts, as well as the annual figures, and it explains the relevance of different percentages of the FPL.
It’s very seldom that I find myself in agreement with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Thus, it was a big surprise to find that we see eye to eye regarding the importance of extending or reinstating federal unemployment benefits, which are set to expire at the end of this week (on December 28th). Michael Strain of AEI nicely...
We reported earlier in the year the results from the Annie E. Casey KIDS COUNT annual review of the well-being of children that Wisconsin, although having a lower child poverty rate than the national average, was slipping in comparison to other states. A more recent release from the "Half in 10" campaign has Wisconsin ranking 18th, not...
Childhood poverty is increasing in Wisconsin faster than the national rate. Milwaukee has the fourth-highest level of concentrated poverty of any large city in America, and we have huge racial disparities in child poverty rates.
New WCCF Analysis Examines the Recent Cuts and Pending Proposals for Deeper CutsAs we are enjoying Thanksgiving this weekend, millions of people across our bountiful country will be struggling to feed their families and find reasons to be thankful. Many Americans, including almost 900,000 Wisconsinites, recently took a financial hit...
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