Economic Justice Content Topic Results

This toolkit was designed to assist nonprofit human service organizations help their low-wage, frontline employees access work supports. The work supports to which this toolkit refers are government programs that help low-income working families make ends meet by providing financial or in-kind assistance.

Findings discuss IPV victimization, frequency, severity, patterns, need for services, and impacts to more fully convey this public health burden.

This paper examines recent state tax policy proposals that will inevitably result in increased tax burdens on low-income families; considers the effect of federal and state Earned Income Tax Credits on parents who are court-ordered to pay child support; and calculates the impact of that policy on parents in four focus states.

This report analyzes the reasons behind this discrepancy, its implications for long-term peace and development and suggests some solutions.

This report - written, researched, and edited entirely by women living with HIV - outlines a review of existing policies that may impact the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV

This publication is designed to help survivors with a criminal record to better understand their employment rights, and offer tips and resources as survivors prepare for the job application and interview process, attend job interviews, and hear back from the prospective employer.

This report details both federal laws and state laws specifically indicating that domestic violence victims are protected from housing discrimination.

This paper provides a historical context of domestic violence and homelessness and outlines how housing/homeless and domestic violence movements have and continue to intersect.

This fact sheet highlights how the EITC and CTC have proven to be powerful tools for reducing children's poverty and advancing their long-term well-being.

The report reveals the extreme housing affordability crisis for those people living on an SSI income. A state-by-state executive analysis shows the percent of SSI Benefits needed to rent a one-bedroom apartment as well as the housing market areas that require more than 100% of monthly SSI benefits. Local information is contained in the appendix. Policy recommendations round out this easy to read and digest report focusing on the disabled population and housing affordability.

This report examines several options Congress could take to provide states with more flexibility while strengthening the TANF work provisions and making them more effective. Detailed background on the TANF work participation rate is also provided.

This blog is dedicated to providing up-to-date information on tax credit legislative activity, particularly introduced bills and signed law that relate to tax credit programs for families.