Dr. Ana Poblacion’s testimony before the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care
On May 14th, Dr. Ana Poblacion testified before the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care.
Loss Of SNAP Is Associated With Food Insecurity And Poor Health In Working Families With Young Children
ABSTRACT: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps working families meet their nutritional needs. Families whose earned income increases in a given month may have their SNAP benefits abruptly reduced or cut off in the following month. Using sentinel sample data from 2007–15 for families with children younger than age four, we investigated how SNAP […]
Pathways to Stable Homes: Promoting Caregiver and Child Health Through Housing Stability
Stable homes are vital for good health. Research demonstrates children’s health improves when their families are able to live in homes they can afford without falling behind on rent, moving frequently, or experiencing homelessness. Unfortunately, Massachusetts has a shortage of affordable rental homes across the state. For every 100 families with extremely low incomes* in […]
Some Immigrants Choose Between Food Stamps and a Green Card
Originally published on The Atlantic. Lourdes Juarez has lived in North Carolina since 2000, working part-time to help children with disabilities improve their motor skills. Originally from Mexico, she is now a lawful permanent resident of the United States with plans to apply for citizenship. After bouts of pancreatic and liver cancer left her struggling […]
How Deputy Director of Innovative Partnerships, Rich Sheward, uses his MPP tools every day
In the video below, Heller School alum Rich Sheward explains how he uses his MPP tools every day at Children’s HealthWatch at Boston Medical Center.
Strengthening the Massachusetts Earned Income Tax Credit for Immigrant Working Families
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) improves the health and well-being of children and lifts families out of poverty across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Currently, however, not all families in Massachusetts are eligible to claim the state EITC, despite living and working in the Commonwealth. These families include immigrants who file taxes using an Individual […]
Trends in Food Insecurity and SNAP Participation among Immigrant Families of U.S.-Born Young Children
Abstract: Immigrant families are known to be at higher risk of food insecurity compared to non-immigrant families. Documented immigrants in the U.S. <5 years are ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Immigration enforcement, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and policies negatively targeting immigrants have increased in recent years. Anecdotal reports suggest immigrant families forgo assistance, even […]
Children’s HealthWatch’s Public Comment on USDA’s proposed rule “Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents”
On March 29th, 2019, Children’s HealthWatch submitted public comment on the USDA’s proposed rule “Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents.”
