Originally posted on Commonwealth Magazine. MASSACHUSETTS CONSISTENTLY ranks as the top state to raise a family. The reason is simple: our family policies – from paid leave and childcare to […]
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On Aug 9, Governor Healey signed Massachusetts’ state budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The $56 million budget includes historic investments in several areas including early childhood education, child nutrition, […]
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Originally posted on Crain’s Cleveland Business. Food insecurity is prevalent not only throughout the United States, but right here in our community. Far too many people don’t know where their […]
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Originally posted on Boston Univeresity School of Public Health Research News. It is not news to anyone that rents are escalating again in many cities, including Boston, and these high costs […]
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Originally posted on Boston Medical Center. New polling data released late last week shows 77% of surveyed Massachusetts residents support a $600 state Child and Family Tax Credit. This polling […]
Abstract: Widespread fear among immigrants from hostile 2016 presidential campaign rhetoric decreased social and health care service enrollment (chilling effect). Health care utilization effects among immigrant families with young children […]
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Originally posted on Fall River Reporter. “As Massachusetts lawmakers strive to make the state more affordable and competitive through their long-awaited tax relief package, they must look beyond interests of […]
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Originally posted on Public News Service. Children’s HealthWatch Senior Research and Policy Analyst Charlotte Bruce said that benefits everyone. “When you look at the data of how families spend tax […]
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Originally posted on HealthCity. Help from Boston Medical Center Despite the hurdles that come with finding seed money for a start-up fund and the harsh reality that many entrepreneurs of color […]
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Originally posted on Institute for Research on Poverty. The 2023 extramural research funding program supports research on how human services program and policy design, implementation, and practice create, perpetuate, and dismantle inequities […]
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