Family Economic Security

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.

Wisconsin’s Higher Unemployment Rate Triggers Longer Benefit Eligibility

Benefits Could Drop Dramatically in 2014 if Conservative Lawmakers Prevail For some Wisconsinites there is a silver lining in the state’s increased unemployment rate over the last several months. Now that the rate has been at 7% or higher for three straight months, jobless workers in Wisconsin may qualify for a longer period of...

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Nutrition Program Put on a Crash Diet by Sequestration

Pregnant Women or Children First? -- States Are Faced with Grim ChoicesThe Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program (WIC) is one of many federally funded services that will take a big hit because of sequestration. A new paper issued today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examines the effects and the...

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February 11 is National 2-1-1 Day!

A surprising number of people don’t know about calling 2-1-1.  To help increase awareness, February 11 was designated national 2-1-1 Day.2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their communities.  It provides free and confidential...

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Senator Lassa Proposes Unemployment Policy Change to Promote Work Sharing

About half the states encourage work sharing in order to reduce the number of people who are jobless. One way they can do so is by amending unemployment insurance statutes to allow employees whose hours have been reduced to collect partial unemployment benefits. Wisconsin is not one of the states that allows this, but State Senator...

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2013 Poverty Levels Released

What Do the New Guidelines Mean for the Medicaid Option?   Yesterday federal officials released the 2013 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, better known as the federal poverty level (FPL).  States and the federal government use the guidelines to determine eligibility for many public assistance programs, such as Medicaid, BadgerCare and...

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