The June issue is up—Research notes on women’s income after divorce, components of national growth rates & community resilience estimates, plus a dozen articles from fertility recovery to migration to the diffusion of the legacy of slavery. Read them here: read.dukeupress.edu/demography/iss…

📣 New Poverty Tracker report by Robin Hood and Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP) reveals young adults (18-30) face highest poverty rates (25%) & earn $30K less than older adults. Full-time work & education don't offer enough security. Read more: robinhood.org/news/new-pover… #FightPoverty

College students in NYC under age 30 are more likely to live in poverty than non-students. Robin Hood's investment in CUNY ASAP|ACE CUNY ASAP makes sure we can put an end to that. 🔗 Find out how Robin Hood is creating pathways to success: robinhood.org/news/creating-… #FightPoverty

🎧 New podcast episode! 🎧 We spoke with IRP Emerging Poverty Scholar Dr. José Loya of #UCLALuskin about how even with laws and policies designed to ensure equal access to housing and financing, access to mortgage credit is far from equal. Listen here: irp.wisc.edu/resource/jose-…

Join our team! CPSP is seeking a Product Manager to lead the development of a cutting-edge policy simulation tool to impact poverty research and policy. Apply today and make a difference!: povertycenter.columbia.edu/opportunities/…

In a new WP with Zach Parolin we examine the effects of a more generous unemployment insurance (UI) on the demand for other public transfers Does UI substitute for other transfers? Or does it lead to benefit dependency? And how these effects potentially materialize? 🧵

Join us on for this great webinar on Thursday, July 18th at 1pm central when Jess Calarco joins journalist Alia Wong Alia Wong to discuss "Holding It Together"! irp.wisc.edu/resource/irp-b…

📢Coming up this Thursday, 7/18! 📢Journalist Alia Wong of The Associated Press joins Jess Calarco in conversation to explore the many challenges that parents,—especially women—face each day, and what policy & practice solutions have the potential to lighten the load. irp.wisc.edu/resource/irp-b…

Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 25! Join Columbia Institute of Global Politics Women’s Initiative for a discussion on paid leave with Jane Waldfogel of ColumbiaSocialWork & CPRC, Sen. @GillibrandNY, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., & Professor Sandra Black Sandy Black. Sign up today! columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

What would you do if you couldn't afford to keep the AC on this summer? Robin Hood's #PovertyTracker with Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP) finds that's the reality for over 700K New Yorkers who live in a household where utilities were shut off at least once. #FightPoverty robinhood.org/reports/povert…

🎙️ Discover how Robin Hood worked with partners like NY Public Library and NYC Housing to create "New Stories"—a joint public library and affordable housing development made possible through philanthropic partnership! Listen now: robinhood.org/news/new-stori… #ThisRobinHoodMoment #FightPoverty

#ICYMI: Join us on "This Robin Hood Moment" as we discuss the future of affordable housing in NYC. From the NY Public Library Inwood Library to the affordable housing Eliza Apartments, learn how innovative spaces can transform lives. robinhood.org/news/new-stori… #ThisRobinHoodMoment #FightPoverty

In this brief, Megan Curran, David Harris, & Christopher Wimer (Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP)) explain payment timing inequities for newborns in past/current #ChildTaxCredit versions & solutions with the 2023 American Family Act for the 2025 tax debate. Learn more: scholars.org/contribution/e…

💵Kamala Harris has called for an expanded Child Tax Credit in her economic agenda. In this brief, Megan Curran, David Harris, & Christopher Wimer (Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP)) explain payment timing inequities for newborns in past & current #CTC versions. Read now: scholars.org/contribution/e…

The Child Tax Credit Can Help Combat Child Poverty | Opinion newsweek.com/kamala-harris-…

"Families who received it said the Child Tax Credit made them feel like the government cares about them.” Policy Director Megan Curran highlights the success of the #ChildTaxCredit as child poverty becomes a key issue in the upcoming election. newsweek.com/kamala-harris-…

With rising temps and soaring utility costs, low-income New Yorkers face increasing energy insecurity, driving more into poverty. On BronxNetTV, Matt Klein Matthew Klein of Robin Hood and Dr. Diana Hernandez of Columbia University discuss what we can do to help. youtu.be/_GXWG8M87iM?fe…

I am thrilled to announce that our ANNALS Volume on the 2021 Child Tax Credit dropped today! Open access for the full volume is available! Thanks to my Co-editors Zach Parolin Megan Curran and the star studded cast of authors. journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/710/1

Really interesting article, with comments from both IRP Director Sarah Halpern-Meekin and IRP Affiliate & former Emerging Poverty Scholar Fellow Jacob Faber of NYU Wagner. UW–Madison School of Human Ecology