Beth
Almeida
Senior Fellow
Family Economic Security
Child care and early education are part of the country’s infrastructure and an economic investment. When Congress neglects to robustly fund child care and early education, it negatively affects parents’ workforce participation, families’ economic security, and U.S. economic prosperity. The Early Childhood Policy team believes in policymakers’ responsibility to establish comprehensive solutions that invest in all families.
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Women’s Stories on Economic Justice and Health Care
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Women’s Stories on Economic Justice and Health Care
This storybook features women in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire whose stories center on issues from prescription drug pricing and health insurance, to child care and paid leave.
New Hampshire Parents Use the Child Tax Credit To Save on Child Care Costs
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New Hampshire Parents Use the Child Tax Credit To Save on Child Care Costs
After spending tens of thousands of dollars on child care, a New Hampshire mom explains how the expanded child tax credit helped her afford child care costs.
Georgia Families Must Choose Between Food and Medication Amid High Drug Prices
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Georgia Families Must Choose Between Food and Medication Amid High Drug Prices
A Georgia schoolteacher and mother describes how her son’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis threatened her family’s financial security.
Georgia Parents Struggle To Afford Their Children’s Lifesaving Medication
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Georgia Parents Struggle To Afford Their Children’s Lifesaving Medication
A Georgia mom and first-generation American describes the struggle to afford high health care and prescription drug costs to keep her daughter alive.
Child Tax Credit Helps Georgia Families Weather Emergencies
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Child Tax Credit Helps Georgia Families Weather Emergencies
The expanded child tax credit came right on time to help a Georgia mother of four avoid homelessness.
Without Child Tax Credit, Some Georgia Parents Must Leave Workforce To Care for Their Children
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Without Child Tax Credit, Some Georgia Parents Must Leave Workforce To Care for Their Children
Forced out of the workforce due to high child care costs, a new mother in Georgia used the expanded child tax credit to make ends meet.
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