Earned Income Tax Credit

A study published in a recent issue of Pediatrics shows that in the weeks following credits that support families, child maltreatment reports lowered.

Foster youth have a one-time-only opportunity this year to cash in on a tax benefit of up to $1,500, and can also reap any unclaimed stimulus benefits if they file.

Current and former foster youth will not have to pay federal income tax on coronavirus pandemic assistance payments.

A new brief from Children Now outlines a portfolio of policy solutions aimed at supporting children in California during the critical developmental years of early childhood. In California, a significant chunk of the state’s babies and toddlers are at risk of abuse and poor health outcomes during their youngest years.

Since the election of Donald Trump, there have been glimpses of the potential fallout for vulnerable children in foster care — those whom the state is responsible for parenting. We are looking at the possibility of disastrous cuts that will adversely affect children and families for generations to come.