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Make Cash Assistance Programs Permanent

Direct cash pilots often expire without building grassroots support for the program.

America - show up for working moms

Women are the center of our economy, care systems & essential work — but they aren’t at the center of our policies.

Thousands of Childcare Slots Were Lost

10% of San Diego's licensed care options officially closed, and many more are yet to open.

Guaranteed income program launches

150 households in San Diego are receiving monthly $500 guaranteed income payments

New Study Highlights Cost of Child Care

In California, the average annual cost of infant care is nearly $17,000, $8,925 more than in-state college tuition

San Diego will pilot Guaranteed Income

The pandemic has exposed the foolishness of blaming individuals for structural and systemic problems

Salvaging "Build Back Better"

The Build Back Better Act had the opportunity to be ‘the New Deal’ of our time

Identifying City Spaces for Child Care

The average cost of childcare is $14,000 per year in California

Guaranteed income project secures $1.4M

SDec's Guaranteed Income Project will begin giving out payments in January.

SDEC's Guaranteed Income Launch

150 families will receive $500 cash payments for 24 months that can be spent on needs such as food and more.

Ideas to Alleviate Economic Disparity

Khea Pollard speaks in front of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Region’s First Guaranteed Income Project

San Diego for Every Child to Receive $1.4 Million from State Budget

The 2022 California Children Report Card

A survey of kids’ well-being and roadmap for the future

50-State Progress Report

The report provides crucial state-by-state context, offering a snapshot of the early childhood policy landscape.

First Step to Equity

A St. Louis community-led response to the First Step to Equity report.

CTC: Many Families Have Enough to Eat

The most common way people used the Child Tax Credit payments was for food.

Data from San Diego Hunger Coalition

SDHC releases quarterly updates on the status of nutrition insecurity, food assistance, and the meal gap.

Mayors for a Guaranteed Income

A bipartisan majority of Americans support a guaranteed income and the CTC expansion

Dismantling Poverty in WA

The goal of this strategic plan is to build a just and equitable future for all.

Essential Care for Essential Workers

This briefing is intended to help senior leaders support frontline working parents with their childcare needs.

San Diego Childcare Needs Assessment

91% of San Diego County infants and toddlers do not have a spot in an affordable childcare program.

Monthly Tax Credits Would Reduce Poverty

NEW RESEARCH from CPSP shows that monthly tax credit payments work better than a yearly lump-sum credit.

Funding Our Kids 101: Understanding Cost

A cost model measures the true cost of equitably implementing, maintaining, or expanding a
program/service for kids

Overdue for Pay Raise

State Payment Rates Are Not Keeping Pace with Rising Costs of Caring for Children, Wages, & Supplies

The Expanded CTC Remains Essential

The Expanded Child Tax Credit is helping families, but National Survey shows continued outreach remains essential

More children in poverty without CTC

The monthly child poverty rate increased from 12.1 percent in December 2021 to 17 percent in January 2022

Cash Benefits During Baby’s First Years

A look at new national research and new state policy

This Could Make or Break Families

Making government benefits more accessible and efficient doesn’t usually get the spotlight

San Diego child care centers struggle

Even before COVID, hiring for child care was difficult because we undervalue and underpay the workforce

Unstable Employment Increases Poverty

In an era of growing income inequality, the impact on a child can be devastating in their first six years.

Study of poverty impact on child health

Persistent child poverty along with family adversities may significantly impact adolescent health.

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Community Champions are individuals and neighborhood groups across San Diego County who believe that we can cut the experience of child poverty in half by 2030.