Earned Income Tax Credit Process Confusing
New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit is increasing to 30 percent.
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How can “toxic stress” be prevented?
How can so-called “toxic stress” be prevented?
Family Income Affects Children’s Brain Size, Research Shows
Money can buy a bigger house, a better school and the best summer camps, but can it also buy a bigger brain?
Dr. Kimberly Noble on Childhood Poverty and Congnitive Development
A new study finds cognitive development may be impaired by poverty.
One-Third of NJ Renters Spend More Than 50% of Income on Rent
The high cost of living is a concern throughout New Jersey. New data shows a third of all renters pay more than 50 percent of their income on housing alone. That means, there’s not much left for anything else.
Can Atlanta’s poor neighborhoods be lifted out of poverty?
In Atlanta, certain neighborhoods suffer from what’s known as concentrated poverty, where poor individuals and families live near one another, resulting in more crime, underperforming public schools, poor housing and health conditions, and limited job opportunities. And the problem is…
Study Finds Atlantic County Has Low Potential for Children’s Upward Mobility
A Harvard study has found Atlantic County has the lowest median income in New Jersey and ranks near the bottom in the U.S. for children's potential for upward mobility.
Stuck in Place: Discussing Concentrated Poverty
Anchor Jack Ford talks with NYU associate professor Patrick Sharkey about the issue of concentrated poverty and race, as part of the new multi-platform public media initiative "Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America." This week MetroFocus, PBS Newshour…
New System Aims to End Chronic Homelessness in Mercer County
The Coordinated Entry and Assessment System is meant to help chronically homeless singles in Mercer County.
Child Poverty Up in NJ; Worse for Minorities
Advocates for Children of New Jersey released data that shows 17 percent of children live in poverty and a disproportionate amount of blacks and Hispanics live in families earning less than the federal poverty line.
Community FoodBank of NJ Founder to Retire
Kathleen DiChiara, who founded the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and serves as its president and CEO, is retiring.
New Jersey Workers Rally to “Fight for $15”
Low-wage workers called on corporations to raise their wage to $15 per hour in what has been called the Fight for $15.