Low-income families face very different access to government programs depending on the states in which they live. State choices in implementation of federal policy can encourage or restrict access to government programs that offer important supports to low-income families. At the same time, although...
“Parents need to be able to encourage, cajole and offer assistance to their children,” says LeMura, a first-generation student herself. “I don’t want to sound clichéd, but it really does take a village to get students through a first semester and subsequently a first year. Ou...
Family trips to the library help them learn to appreciate books and all the other services a library offers. Encourage them to check out books about famous people who have done or are doing the job they hope to one day make their career. If you’ve been putting off getting a degree, pu...
The mission of The Fatherhood Assignment is to encourage the contributions of knowledge and data by mental health professional in the areas of childhood development and youth issues, and the stories of people with personal experiences living in homes with absent fathers. The goal of The Fatherhood ...
Policies that facilitate (1) partnerships between school districts and community organizations to provide affordable summertime programming, (2) strategic efforts by schools and communities to encourage families to enroll and attend summertime programming via the creation of community-wide summertime offerings...
“Working for a company that strengthens the community through donations and volunteerism is a priority for me. Now as an Area Manager, I’m happy to encourage our team members to be involved and support their communities as well. It was a pleasure to see ...
of SSA, (2) to understand characteristics of households more likely to use PAYG LPG to inform strategies that may encourage higher rates of clean cooking and (3) to quantify the effects of the COVID-19 community lockdown and associated impacts on household income on PAYG LPG cooking ...