blog post Interactive: A Look at Child Poverty across California By Caroline Danielson, Vicki Hsieh Jan 30, 2019 Governor Newsom’s first budget proposal boosts safety net programs that play an essential role in lowering child poverty in the California.
Fact Sheet Poverty in California By Sarah Bohn, Caroline Danielson, Sara Kimberlin, Patricia Malagon Oct 18, 2023 With the end of many pandemic relief programs, poverty rates—especially for children—have gone up in the last two years.
blog post How the Expanded Child Tax Credit Reduces Child Poverty By Tess Thorman, Patricia Malagon Mar 23, 2021 The recently enacted federal COVID-19 relief package includes a one-year expansion of the Child Tax Credit. This could cut child poverty in California by about one-third, with the estimated effect varying across regions.
blog post Pandemic Aid Helped Lower Poverty in California By Caroline Danielson Sep 24, 2021 Despite the economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19, poverty declined in California last year—though stark racial/ethnic disparities remain.
blog post For Many Californians, Poverty Is One Minor Expense Away By Tess Thorman Dec 17, 2019 More than 7 million Californians live near poverty, with just enough resources to meet their basic needs.
