Children’s Monitor Highlights
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CWLA HOT Topic: Racial Equity in Child Welfare—Address the Roadblocks
The past year has focused needed attention on racial inequity. The death of George Floyd and many others have focused greater attention on racial inequality across this country. This inequity extends to child welfare. This HOT
CWLA Hot Topic: Child Tax Credit is a Child Welfare Issue, Here’s Why
Before President Biden’s signed the American Rescue Plan, 27 million children did not receive the child tax credit as a result of low parental income. During the pandemic, child poverty reached an estimated high of
CWLA Hot Topic: Save Child Care
The COVID-19 pandemic just exacerbated the child care industry, which is vital for working parents. The child care industry has historically been underfunded and outrageously expensive for most American families and making access to quality
Commissioner Aysha Schomburg Opens CWLA’s 2021 Virtual Conference
Aysha Schomburg, Associate Commissioner for the Children’s Bureau, helped to open CWLA’s successful 2021 virtual conference on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. In her opening remarks to CWLA attendees, she discussed her experiences over the past
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN? File Your Taxes NOW to claim your Child Tax Credit and receive monthly checks starting in July
To help families cover their children’s basic needs, Congress expanded the Child Tax Credit for 2021. The IRS will be sending out monthly checks to families with children, starting in July. Families can receive up
Drug Overdose Death Skyrocket in Pandemic
Last month the Centers on Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data that indicates that drug overdoses in this country reached an all-time high of 90,000 in the 12 month period that ended on September 30, 2020.
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