ʻI didn’t have to worryʼ – How the Child Tax Credit Helped Families Catch Up on Rent and Improved Health
In July 2021, nearly 60 million children in 35 million families across the United States started receiving crucial financial relief through monthly payments from the advance Child Tax Credit (CTC). This report highlights the economic, health, and mental health experiences of families with young children during the pandemic and the impact of the advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments on their lives.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the generous supporters of this project: the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We would also like to thank the parents of young children who shared their stories with us for this research project.
Image Credits
Cover Image: Anni Brink, “Justice March with slogans,” We Cry Justice Cultural Arts Project, Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice (2021). Page 4: Anni Brink, “Organize Together,” We Cry Justice Cultural Arts Project, Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice (2021). Page 10: Anni Brink, “The Way,” We Cry Justice Cultural Arts Project, Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice (2021).
Suggested Citation
Bovell-Ammon A, Burnett B, Ettinger de Cuba S, Gupta-Barnes S, Banks J, Bates E, Coleman S, Bruce C, Lê-Scherban F. ‘I didn’t have to worry’: How the Child Tax Credit Helped Families Catch Up on Rent and Improved Health. Children’s HealthWatch, Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice, and Revolutionary Healing. August 2022.
For further information contact Allison Bovell-Ammon at Allison.bovell-ammon@bmc.org or at 617-414-3580.
