Tag: grandmother
For myriad reasons, the 2 million older Americans who are raising their grandchildren get very little help in the form of government assistance. They tend to be from disadvantaged Black and Hispanic communities and are often taking care of the children because the parents are in jail, abusing drugs, or deceased. But the grandparents usually…
The drop in a key poverty measure to a historic low was an immediate result of Congress increasing the child tax credit in 2021 to make more families eligible and help them cope with COVID-19. The policy was particularly effective in reducing poverty in the Black community, according to researchers at Howard University, the University…
