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.
The “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act” (S. 3307) passed today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill provides an additional $4.5 billion over 10 years to federal child nutrition programs and will be a significant first step in reducing childhood hunger and obesity. It will increase the reimbursement rates for school lunches, set...
For many residents of Wisconsin, the recession has dealt a double blow. They have lost both their jobs and their health insurance. A new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF)examines the impacts of the recession on families across the state, based on measures such as unemployment,...
As of today, it’s official: The program that provides federal benefits to long-term unemployed workers has expired. There’s hope for the program to be revived, but until then, long-term unemployed workers are getting no further help making ends meet.Read more about what this means for out-of-work Wisconsinites at the Wisconsin Budget...
Senator Harry Reid has announced that he will again bring the DREAM Act up for a vote in the US Senate after Thanksgiving. The Act, authored by Senators Orin Hatch (R-Utah) and Richard Durban (D-IL), provides a pathway to legal status for undocumented youth who entered the U.S. as children, graduated from U.S. high schools, and attend...
With Thanksgiving two days away, the mind naturally turns to food. So here at the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families we are contemplating important food-related public policy issues, such as whether it’s better to put the stuffing in the bird or roast it alongside. Also: will the new legislature have the courage to address the...
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