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INCOME & WORK SUPPORTS UPDATE
MONTH 2020
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Accessing the Third Stimulus Payment for People Traditionally Excluded from the Tax System
We compiled these frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support those who work with unhoused, unbanked, and/or immigrant communities, as well as the people directly impacted, in understanding how to access their stimulus payments. 
Read More [www.clasp.org/publications/fact-sheet/accessing-third-stimulus-payment-people-traditionally-excluded-tax-system]

Expanding Medicaid Postpartum Care Is Critical for Black Maternal Health
Racial inequities in health care access and health outcomes cross all sectors of our health system, but maternal and infant health outcomes present some of the starkest disparities. While the American Rescue Plan included an option for states to expand postpartum Medicaid eligibility from 6 to 12 months beginning in April 2022, it is likely that several states will not adopt the policy unless mandated.
Read More [www.clasp.org/blog/expanding-medicaid-postpartum-care-critical-black-maternal-health]

Connecting Community College Students to SNAP 
Food insecurity among students has increased during COVID-19 and could persist for months or years among students saddled with educational debt or facing uncertainty in the job market. This policy report, co-authored by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), highlights state options to expand SNAP access to students with low incomes—beyond the temporary student provisions in the recent COVID-19 relief bill—and minimize unfair and unrealistic work requirements.
Read More [www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/connecting-community-college-students-snap]

IWS Update
Combined with the American Jobs Plan (AJP), the American Families Plan (AFP) released last Wednesday by the Biden-Harris Administration reflects a range of bold proposals needed to transform the economy and uproot decades of failed policies that have disproportionately harmed Black and Brown families with low incomes. The AJP invests in infrastructure, including the care economy and affordable housing, while the AFP builds on vital provisions in the recently enacted American Rescue Plan, which addressed the immediate devastation caused by the pandemic.  As Congress moves forward, we will continue fighting to make the expanded and fully refundable Child Tax Credit permanent, while also advocating for pieces that have gotten less attention, such as eliminating the state option to ban people convicted of drug-related felonies from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and giving the IRS authority to regulate paid tax preparers.

We have also been working with national and state partners to support effective implementation of the bills that have already passed. We published a fact sheet on access to the stimulus check and periodic payments of the CTC for people with low incomes who are often excluded from the tax system. In addition, we co-authored a report with NLIHC that details how to prioritize households most at risk of eviction or housing insecurity. We are also continuing our outreach to immigrants and their families related to changes to the public charge rule alongside our partners at PIF. We’d love to hear what is working—and what isn’t—in your state!

Upcoming Events

A New Deal for Youth
Our Vision. Our Demands. Why We Can't Wait.

Wednesday, May 26th from 4 to 6 PM EST

The transformational and holistic policy demands outlined in this virtual event address the urgent challenges young people are facing due to COVID-19, the economic downturn, and structural racism. The demands by the New Deal for Youth’s Changemakers seed a long-term vision for how our nation can and must support all young people. Together with partners and allies, the Changemakers are developing visionary policy proposals and community solutions that can drive action toward healing and well-being, safe communities, and economic, climate, immigrant, and racial justice!

Register Here! [zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsc-isrz4sE9VO8gX8CuG_x34IwmYO4I6d?emci=70db9534-3fa4-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=%7b%7bContactsEmailID%7d%7d]

In the News
APRIL 28, 2021 | HUFFPOST
Biden’s ‘American Families Plan’ Would Open Food Benefits To People Convicted Of Felonies [[link removed]]

APRIL 15, 2021 | UNIVISION
¿Padres indocumentados califican para recibir pagos mensuales del crédito tributario para hijos? Experta explica [www.univision.com/local/dallas-kuvn/padres-indocumentados-con-hijos-ciudadanos-califican-para-recibir-dinero-del-paquete-de-estimulo-video]

APRIL 15, 2021 | U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT 
States Move Ahead on Medicaid Extension to Improve Maternal Health [www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-04-15/some-states-move-forward-on-medicaid-extension-to-improve-maternal-health]

APRIL 6, 2021 | THE BAKER ORANGE
COVID-19 relief package includes SNAP benefits for more college students [thebakerorange.com/35745/news/covid-19-relief-package-includes-snap-benefits-for-more-college-students/]

Key Blog Posts and Publications
APRIL 26, 2021 | JACQUELYN SULLIVAN, BILL EMERSON NATIONAL HUNGER FELLOW
Second Chance Month: Repeal SNAP and TANF Bans for People with a Past Felony Drug Conviction
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APRIL 15, 2021 | ASHLEY BURNSIDE
10 Things to Know About the Third Round of Stimulus Payments
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APRIL 16, 2021 | PARKER GILKESSON 
Frequently Asked Questions About SNAP and Students
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JANUARY 1, 2020 | AUTHOR NAME
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What We're Reading

NPR
USDA Moves to Feed Millions of Children Over the Summer [www.npr.org/2021/04/26/990860172/usda-moves-to-feed-millions-of-children-over-the-summer]

MS. MAGAZINE AND SPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNITIES
Front and Center [msmagazine.com/frontandcenter/]

BROOKINGS INSTITUTE 
A plan to reform the Unemployment Insurance system in the United States [www.brookings.edu/research/a-plan-to-reform-the-unemployment-insurance-system-in-the-united-states/]

MICHIGAN POVERTY SOLUTIONS AND PROPEL
Listening to SNAP Participants to Improve Access to the Expanded Child Tax Credit [poverty.umich.edu/files/2021/04/CTC-Access_Propel_Poverty-Solutions_042321.pdf]

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