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Policies to Support Unpaid Caregivers: Webinar
On May 3rd, 2024, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), the Global Women’s Strike and Women of Color/Global Women’s Strike hosted a webinar, “Compensating Care: How US Policy Can Support Unpaid Family
Information Memorandum on Child Welfare-Family Violence Partnerships
The Children’s Bureau (CB) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Children and Families (ACF) and the ACF Office on Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) issued Information Memorandum (IM) ACYF-CB-IM-24-03
Senate Hearing on Housing Stock
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing, “Challenges in Preserving the U.S. Housing Stock,” on April 16, 2024. Senator Smith (D-MN) indicated that in the USA, more than half of the
CB Event on Positive Childhood Experiences
The Children’s Bureau hosted a webinar, “Thriving and Healthy Kids: We All Have a Role to Play in Promoting Positive Childhood Experiences,” on April 23, 2024. Dr Mandy Cohen from the CDC stated that positive
House Hearing on Work and Poverty
On April 9, 2024, the House Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee held a field hearing in Chicago, IL, on the Dignity of Work: Lifting Individuals Out of Poverty. Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (R-IL)
Ways and Means Hearing on Tax Policy
On April 11th, 2024, the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing entitled “Expanding on the Success of the 2017 Tax Relief to Help Hardworking Americans,” with the intent to discuss the impacts
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