NCCPThe Missed Opportunity of Tax ReformIt’s not yet tax season for American families, but an important debate in Congress is bringing the question of who pays taxes — and how…Nov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017
NCCPFood Insecurity and the Burden of Back to SchoolA new school year is underway, but for millions of children from poor families, the best reason to celebrate going back to school has…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
NCCPLatest Census Figures on Child Poverty Merit a “Thumbs Up,” But There’s More to ComeThere seems to be far more bad news than good surrounding us these days. And so, the U.S. Census Bureau’s release this week of 2016 data on…Sep 14, 2017Sep 14, 2017
NCCPNew NCCP Report Lifts Up Positive Protective Factors that Help Children in Low-Income Families…Decades of research on the impact of child poverty have corroborated what millions of poor families already know: Growing up poor is…Apr 27, 2017Apr 27, 2017
NCCPWhy Do We Expect Food Stamp Users to Make Perfect Food Choices?Unfair scrutiny over how families use food stamps is rooted in the false idea that people are gaming the system. Instead, we need…Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017
NCCPThe Road Before UsA Statement on the 2016 Presidential Election from the National Center for Children in PovertyNov 11, 2016Nov 11, 2016
NCCPExpanding the Federal Child Tax Credit Could Mean a Lifeline for Millions of Families in PovertyThough some one in five children in the U.S. are growing up in families too poor to cover all their basic needs, the myriad barriers to…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016
NCCPHalf empty or half full?Toward the end of every summer, the U.S. Census Bureau releases an updated set of statistics that, among other things, tells us who is poor…Oct 4, 2016Oct 4, 2016