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In 2020-21, the U.S. achieved a monumental, yet temporary, milestone by enacting federal policy reforms that halved child poverty and uplifted low-income families, including immigrant families and families of color, amidst a global pandemic. These unprecedented reforms, though now largely ended, provide valuable lessons for future policy efforts.
Key highlights include:
- Newly analyzed data, presented here for the first time, on poverty among young children.
- A summary of ongoing policy changes, as the attention to national policies drove new legislation in dozens of states.
- A recommendation to address equity given the huge share of U.S. children living in Texas, Florida, and other Southern states that are not enacting pro-family policies while other states are.
- Insights into parent and worker organizing, coalition-building, and sustaining advocacy over time arranged into 5 lessons for advocacy, philanthropy, and public action.
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