Ending Childhood Poverty
The child tax credit had historic bipartisan support—let’s start there
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Make Cash Assistance Programs Permanent
Direct cash pilots often expire without building grassroots support for the program.
Read MoreAmerica - 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.
Read MoreThousands of Childcare Slots Were Lost
10% of San Diego's licensed care options officially closed, and many more are yet to open.
Read MoreGuaranteed income program launches
150 households in San Diego are receiving monthly $500 guaranteed income payments
Read MoreNew 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
Read MoreSan Diego will pilot Guaranteed Income
The pandemic has exposed the foolishness of blaming individuals for structural and systemic problems
Read MoreSalvaging "Build Back Better"
The Build Back Better Act had the opportunity to be ‘the New Deal’ of our time
Read MoreIdentifying City Spaces for Child Care
The average cost of childcare is $14,000 per year in California
Read MoreGuaranteed income project secures $1.4M
SDec's Guaranteed Income Project will begin giving out payments in January.
Read MoreProgress Reports
Research
The 2022 California Children Report Card
A survey of kids’ well-being and roadmap for the future
Read More50-State Progress Report
The report provides crucial state-by-state context, offering a snapshot of the early childhood policy landscape.
Read MoreFirst Step to Equity
A St. Louis community-led response to the First Step to Equity report.
Read MoreCTC: Many Families Have Enough to Eat
The most common way people used the Child Tax Credit payments was for food.
Read MoreData from San Diego Hunger Coalition
SDHC releases quarterly updates on the status of nutrition insecurity, food assistance, and the meal gap.
Read MoreMayors for a Guaranteed Income
A bipartisan majority of Americans support a guaranteed income and the CTC expansion
Read MoreDismantling Poverty in WA
The goal of this strategic plan is to build a just and equitable future for all.
Read MoreEssential Care for Essential Workers
This briefing is intended to help senior leaders support frontline working parents with their childcare needs.
Read MoreSan Diego Childcare Needs Assessment
91% of San Diego County infants and toddlers do not have a spot in an affordable childcare program.
Read MoreWhat We're Reading
SD military children on care waitlist
Even before the pandemic strained the military system, families waited six to 18 months for child care.
Read MoreAnalysis of the Supply and Demand
This report documents the most up-to date information available on the childcare landscape in San Diego County.
Read MoreMonthly Tax Credits Would Reduce Poverty
NEW RESEARCH from CPSP shows that monthly tax credit payments work better than a yearly lump-sum credit.
Read MoreFunding 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
Read MoreThe Expanded CTC Remains Essential
The Expanded Child Tax Credit is helping families, but National Survey shows continued outreach remains essential
Read MoreMore children in poverty without CTC
The monthly child poverty rate increased from 12.1 percent in December 2021 to 17 percent in January 2022
Read MoreCash Benefits During Baby’s First Years
A look at new national research and new state policy
Read MoreThis Could Make or Break Families
Making government benefits more accessible and efficient doesn’t usually get the spotlight
Read MoreSan Diego child care centers struggle
Even before COVID, hiring for child care was difficult because we undervalue and underpay the workforce
Read MoreBecome a Community Champion
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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.