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Comments to the Census Bureau Opposing Changes to the Decennial Census

November 2, 2026

Newsletter Archive

October 30, 2026

The Real Cost of a Healthy Diet: Maximum SNAP Benefit Falls Short for a Family of Four in All 50 States (2026)

October 27, 2026

The associations of heat exposure and energy insecurity with maternal mental health, child health, and developmental risk in two U.S. cities

October 26, 2026

Comments to MassHealth on the 1115 Demonstration Extension Request

October 19, 2026

Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services Opposing Changes to Head Start

October 6, 2026

Comments to the IRS Opposing Changes to Tax Credit Eligibility

October 6, 2026

Comments to the IRS Opposing Changes to Tax Credit Eligibility

October 6, 2026

Data Snapshot: Financial Well-Being Among Families with Young Children

October 6, 2026

Growing Up In America: The Way It Is — Immigrant Motherhood, ICE in Austin, & Community Storytelling

October 1, 2026

New Census Data Shows Federal Policy Can Reduce Child Poverty, but Families Face Rising Costs and Cuts to the Safety Net

September 28, 2026

States Must Support Families’ Wellbeing and Address Looming Fiscal Crises

September 28, 2026

Opportunity Starts at Home Podcast: Housing Stability and Health Equity for Children and Families

September 28, 2026

Data Snapshot: Immigrant Family Well-Being

September 11, 2026

Housing Is a Foundation for Child Health: Evidence, Policy, and What’s at Stake

September 9, 2026

Letter to Healey Administration and Massachusetts Legislature on DTA Investment and Protecting SNAP Access

September 1, 2026

Supporting Healthy Nutrition in Early Education & Care Settings: Perspectives of Child Care Providers and Administrators in Massachusetts

August 28, 2026

As Texans’ Electricity Costs Soar and Temperatures Rise, a Public Health Crisis Brews

August 27, 2026

Rising food costs squeeze childcare providers, report finds

August 25, 2026

Organizational Comment RE: Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Sponsor Assessment Update

August 25, 2026

Co-Enrollment in Safety-Net Programs Among Families with Young Children: A Multistate Analysis of Enrollment Gaps, Design and Implementation

August 12, 2026

Parent Perspectives on the Child Tax Credit

August 6, 2026

“I’m Doing My Part, Why Aren’t You Doing Yours?”: A Qualitative Exploration of the Expanded Child Tax Credit Among Mothers with Young Children

August 6, 2026

Comments to CMS on Community Engagement Requirements

July 30, 2026

Efficiency Reimagined: Designing Public Programs That Work for Families and Government

July 23, 2026

Statement on DHS’ Final Public Charge Rule

July 23, 2026

Comments to CMS on State-Directed Payments

July 20, 2026

Written testimony in support of An Act significantly alleviating poverty (H.5085/S.3095)

July 14, 2026

Comments on OMB Federal Financial Assistance

July 10, 2026

Re: PUBLIC NOTICE: Termination of MassHealth’s “TANF and EAEDC Recipients” 1115 Demonstration Expenditure Authority and the Transition and Phase-Out Plan

July 6, 2026

Oral Testimony in Support of H.5085/S.3095: An Act significantly alleviating poverty

July 1, 2026

From Screening to Action: Insights into HRSN Screening Infrastructure in a Fragmented Social Safety Net

June 24, 2026

Pennsylvanian children can’t afford Medicaid cuts

June 24, 2026

Letter to the Massachusetts Budget Conference Committee In Support of the PROTECT Act

June 18, 2026

Letter to the Massachusetts Budget Conference Committee

June 18, 2026

Healthy Families Tax Credits Coalition FY27 Letter to the Conference Committee

June 12, 2026

Written testimony in support of H.1527/S.2826: An Act relative to the Massachusetts rental voucher program

June 11, 2026

Letter to the Senate Labor and Industry Committee in Support of the Family Care Act (SB906)

June 10, 2026

Dropped health insurance affects children

June 9, 2026

Testimony in support of the ENOUGH Act (S.3022/H.5187)

May 20, 2026

Data Snapshot: SNAP’s Pandemic Success Story and its Uncertain Future

May 15, 2026

Data Snapshot: Food Insecurity in the U.S.

May 15, 2026

Social media tax would confirm Minnesota’s priorities

May 14, 2026

A pediatrician’s perspective on gun violence and our children

May 11, 2026

Comments In Response to HUD’s Proposal to Allow Time Limits and Work Requirements

May 1, 2026

CACFP: Preliminary Qualitative Findings

April 30, 2026

Caregiver Incarceration and Incarceration-Related Barriers to SNAP Among Young Children

April 30, 2026

Food Insecurity and SNAP Fact Sheets

April 29, 2026

Food Insecurity and SNAP Fact Sheet – Pennsylvania

April 29, 2026

Food Insecurity and SNAP Fact Sheet – Minnesota

April 29, 2026

Food Insecurity and SNAP Fact Sheet – Arkansas

April 29, 2026

Food Insecurity and SNAP Fact Sheet – Massachusetts

April 29, 2026

Comments In Response to HUD’s Proposal to Deny Housing Assistance to Mixed-Status Families

April 21, 2026

Healthy Families Tax Credits Coalition FY27 MA State Budget Letter

April 3, 2026

Comments to USDA on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research

April 2, 2026

Massachusetts Budget Briefing: Expanding Access to Refundable Tax Credits

March 25, 2026

Housing Instability Fact Sheets

March 25, 2026

Housing Instability Fact Sheet – Pennsylvania

March 24, 2026

Housing Instability Fact Sheet – Minnesota

March 24, 2026

Housing Instability Fact Sheet – Arkansas

March 24, 2026

Housing Instability Fact Sheet – Massachusetts

March 24, 2026

Energy Insecurity Prevalence and LIHEAP Participation Fact Sheet – Pennsylvania

March 24, 2026

Energy Insecurity Prevalence and LIHEAP Participation Fact Sheet – Minnesota

March 24, 2026

Energy Insecurity Prevalence and LIHEAP Participation Fact Sheet – Arkansas

March 24, 2026

Energy Insecurity Prevalence and LIHEAP Participation Fact Sheet – Massachusetts

March 24, 2026

Energy Insecurity Prevalence and LIHEAP Participation Fact Sheets

March 24, 2026

Statement on HUD Proposal to Deny Housing Assistance to Mixed-Status Families

February 23, 2026

Fact Over Fiction: Medicaid, Immigration, and Health Care Access

February 18, 2026

Protecting SNAP as a critical public health intervention

February 5, 2026

Children’s HealthWatch Child Care and Development Fund NPRM Comment

February 4, 2026

WCCO Interviews Michael Arenson, MD, on Child Food Insecurity

February 3, 2026

Public Health Conversation Starter: In Conversation with Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba

January 28, 2026

Michael Arenson, MD

January 23, 2026

Testimony in support of An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts (H.1952/S.968)

January 20, 2026

Development and validation of a 1-item very low food security screen

January 19, 2026

Statement on the “Household Food Security in the United States in 2024” Report

January 8, 2026

Too few kids are eating school breakfast

December 30, 2025

Testimony in Support of MA Bills H.48 and H.1158/S.737

December 24, 2025

Children’s HealthWatch Public Charge NPRM Comment

December 19, 2025

Paid family leave will let parents pay attention when babies need it most

December 19, 2025

Children of immigrants face enough barriers. DHS must not add more.

December 16, 2025

Paid Family Leave: Setting Families Up for Success

December 9, 2025

Evolving food as medicine programs to advance health equity: insights from two decades of practice

December 8, 2025

Testimony in support of S.1681/H.2580: An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

December 1, 2025

Statement on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Public Charge Proposal

November 21, 2025

Oral Testimony in Support of S.968, An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts

November 20, 2025

Oral Testimony in Support of H.215, An Act supporting the development of children experiencing homelessness

November 20, 2025

Federal snips at SNAP safety net will hit Mass. families hard

November 19, 2025

Cuts to safety net programs will hurt the youngest Minnesotans

November 18, 2025

Statement Celebrating the Creation of Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit

November 17, 2025

Statement on Congressional Failure to Extend Health Care Subsidies for 22 Million People

November 14, 2025

Band-Aids on a tornado: SNAP cuts are tearing through Minnesota families

November 14, 2025

Comments to the USDA on the Decision to Discontinue the Food Security in the U.S. Reports

November 4, 2025

Riley Morris

November 3, 2025

Many Questions Remain After Judges Order USDA to Fund SNAP During Shutdown

November 3, 2025

SNAP benefit freeze will leave millions nationwide struggling to pay for food – including 472,711 people in Philadelphia

October 29, 2025

At Health Commission summit, housing, economic stability are key to addressing mental health

October 29, 2025

Dr. Diana Cutts Speaks at Make Hunger History Rally

October 28, 2025

Massachusetts AG sues Trump admin over SNAP benefit cuts

October 28, 2025

Mass. leads 25 states in suing Trump to preserve food assistance for 40M Americans

October 28, 2025

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