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.
The Effects of Immigration Enforcement on Vulnerable Individuals and Communities
- Michael T. Light, Joaquín Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba, and Asad L. Asad
- Webinar
- April 24 2024
Marci Ybarra on Challenges for Latina Mothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Marci Ybarra
- Podcasts
- April 02 2024
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