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

October 6, 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

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

September 1, 2026

Rising food costs squeeze childcare providers, report finds

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

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

Letter to the Massachusetts Budget Conference Committee

June 18, 2026

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

May 15, 2026

Social media tax would confirm Minnesota’s priorities

May 14, 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

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

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

January 8, 2026

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

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

November 21, 2025

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

November 19, 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

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

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

Statement on Upcoming Lapse in SNAP Funding

October 24, 2025

Letters to Massachusetts State Officials on Federal Nutrition Programs

October 21, 2025

Testimony on bills heard by the MA Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities during the DTA hearing on Sept. 16, 2025

October 18, 2025

As Medicaid Cuts Loom, Here’s What’s at Stake for Families

October 16, 2025

First, the Trump administration cut SNAP benefits. Now it wants to stop measuring food insecurity

October 9, 2025

Statement on US Government Shutdown

October 1, 2025

Diaper distribution program boosts MA families’ financial security

September 25, 2025

Statement on USDA Termination of Food Insecurity Data Collection

September 23, 2025

US Medicaid and Food Aid Cuts Imperil Vulnerable Children

September 22, 2025

Testimony to the MA Committee on Housing in Favor of Bills that Support Children and Families

September 22, 2025

Oral Testimony to the MA Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities on Establishing a Diaper Benefit Program

September 16, 2025

Oral Testimony to the MA Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities in Support of Bills to Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty

September 16, 2025

Amid Threats to the Safety Net, Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Are a Win for Minnesota Families

August 26, 2025

Children’s HealthWatch Comments to HHS Regarding PRWORA Reinterpretation

August 13, 2025

Trump administration cuts undocumented immigrants’ access to range of federally funded programs

July 31, 2025

The Dignity Dividend: Lessons Learned from Guaranteed Income Pilots in Massachusetts

July 24, 2025

People are struggling to feed their children: this is not the time to cut SNAP

July 8, 2025

‘You open the fridge – nothing’: renewed threat of US hunger as Trump seeks to cut food aid

July 7, 2025

Expanded Child Tax Credit, Family Health, and Material Hardships

July 7, 2025

Statement on the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill

July 1, 2025

The Health and Educational Costs Related to Food Insecurity

June 26, 2025

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

June 25, 2025

RFK Jr. is gutting minority health offices across HHS that are key to reducing health disparities

May 2, 2025

The Cost of Cuts: Understanding the Broad Impact of SNAP Reductions on Health, Economy, and Community Resilience

April 24, 2025

Proposed SNAP Cuts: The Health and Economic Impact on Families With Young Children (Part 4 of FRAC’s Real Cost of SNAP Cuts)

April 24, 2025

Immigrant Mothers of Young Children Struggle to Juggle Family Needs and their Own Health

March 31, 2025

“But who takes care of the mom?”: The daily experiences of immigrant mothers navigating health in family life

March 19, 2025

Job cuts at USDA in Boston could weaken New England food security

March 7, 2025

Press Briefing: Advocates and Experts Warn Against Proposed Cuts to SNAP

March 7, 2025

Letter to the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation: MA Health Care Institutions & Providers Oppose Cuts to SNAP, Safety Net

March 6, 2025

Explaining “Maternal adverse childhood experiences and lifetime experiences of racial discrimination: Associations with current household hardships and intergenerational health”

February 27, 2025

Lessons from the Field: Learning from Community Members about Effective Ways to Organize

January 16, 2025

Safeguarding Benefits: Addressing Barriers in Direct Cash and Tax Credit Delivery

November 26, 2024

Pediatrics leading the way: co-enrollment as the next step in health-related social needs screening and referral

November 21, 2024

With child poverty on the rise, 2025 offers a key opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit

September 12, 2024

Lost Home, Lost Benefit: Families Who Move Due to Unaffordable Housing Are More Likely to Lose Access to Assistance Programs

August 6, 2024

Advance Child Tax Credit Supported Families Experiencing Economic Shocks

May 31, 2024

The Farm Bill

May 17, 2024

Important New WIC Rule

April 24, 2024

Involving Families in Public Policy Innovation to Reduce Cost-Driven Moves and Related Disruption

February 7, 2024

Moving Because of Unaffordable Housing and Disrupted Social Safety Net Access Among Children

February 7, 2024

Mid-year budget cuts prevent planned increase to MA cash assistance

January 31, 2024

An Apple a Day Won’t Even Be Affordable for Children if Critical Program Isn’t Funded

January 11, 2024

WIC Needs Immediate Funding to Protect the Health and Well-Being of Children

January 9, 2024

Remarks from Gloria Cabrera on the impact of expanded family tax credits during the Healthy Families Tax Credits Coalition celebratory event November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023

WIC Needs Immediate Funding to Protect the Health and Well-Being of Children

November 2, 2023

Investments Needed to Strengthen and Protect Safety Net Programs for Child and Family Health as Data Reveal a Rise in Food Insecurity Rates

October 30, 2023

We cut child poverty to historic lows, then let it rebound faster than ever before

September 21, 2023

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