Economic support programs are intended to serve people who are unemployed, disabled, have low earnings, or experience other economic or material hardship. They operate under two broad categories: social insurance (such as Social Security and unemployment insurance) and means-tested transfers (such as SNAP/Food Stamps and Medicaid), sometimes called social assistance.

Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement 39(2), January 2024: Early Childhood Care and Education: A Patchwork of Policy and Practice
- Edited by James T. Spartz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- January 2024

Interrupting Intergenerational Poverty: New Research and Recommendations for Policy and Practice
- Greg Duncan, Mary E. Pattillo, Michael R. Strain, and Rita Hamad
- Webinar
- March 20 2024

Jesse Rothstein On Ways To Reduce Intergenerational Poverty
- Jesse Rothstein
- Podcasts
- March 19 2024

Maternal Employment Drops when Child Care is Expensive and Hard to Find
- Liana Christin Landivar, William J. Scarborough, Caitlyn Collins, and Leah Ruppanner
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- January 2024

Maretta McDonald on Wealth Inequality and Housing Values of Black Meccas in the New South
- Maretta McDonald
- Podcasts
- February 23 2024

The Growing Burden of Black Student Debt
- Jordan Conwell and Louise Seamster
- Webinar
- February 21 2024

Disrupting Discrimination in Funding for Early Care and Education
- Karen Babbs Hollett and Erica Frankenberg
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- January 2024

IRP Book Talk: Luke Shaefer on The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
- Luke Shaefer
- Podcasts
- January 26 2024

Jessica Pac on the Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
- Jessica Pac
- Podcasts
- January 08 2024

Social Support Can Mitigate Material Hardship for Families Facing Unstable Child Care Subsidy Use
- Jaeseung Kim and Julia R. Henly
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- January 2024