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Barriers to Economic Mobility for Low-Income Working Families with Young Children

July 28
3:00pm

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Join us for an interactive presentation on Barriers to Economic Mobility for Low-Income Working Families with Young Children on July 28, 2021 from 3-4:15p ET PM by Brittany Birken, Ph.D., Principal Advisor for Community and Economic Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and former Child Care State Administrator and moderated by Karen Howard, J.D., of Crossover Partners.

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Report September 16, 2021

A new report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families shows that a state’s decision on whether to expand Medicaid has a profound impact on women of childbearing age (18-44). In 2019, across all racial and ethnic groups, women in non-expansion states were more likely to be uninsured than women in states that had expanded Medicaid. Research shows that expanding Medicaid health coverage helps to lower maternal mortality rates and increases access and use of health care among women of childbearing age. Closing the coverage gap is a critical first step to combatting the maternal health crisis in our country and addressing persistent racial and ethnic health inequities.

Opportunities to Invest State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in Prenatal to Three

Article September 16, 2021

The State and Local Fiscal Recover Fund (SLFRF) is providing counties with $65.1 billion in funding to cover increased expenditures, replenish lost revenue, and mitigate economic harm from the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource highlights examples of SLFRF spending strategies from counties across the country.