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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 4m

Premium tax credits make health care affordable for more than 20M people. If they expire, millions will lose access to care.

Join us in urging Congress to make health care tax credits permanent & repeal the health care cuts passed in July: commcat.io/467vrRn

Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 5d

Further reading: in this @brookings.edu piece, @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach find the cuts will "will greatly diminish or end SNAP’s critical role as a national automatic stabilizer."

SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response | Brookings

Lauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach analyze how SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect the program’s response to recessions.

www.brookings.edu

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 5d

A new op-ed in @cogwbur.bsky.social, co-authored by our executive director @stephanieedc.bsky.social and @busph.bsky.social professor Paul Shafer, tackles the USDA decision to stop measuring food insecurity in the wake of SNAP cuts.

First, the Trump administration cut SNAP benefits. Now it wants to stop measuring food insecurity

On the heels of $186 billion in cuts to SNAP, the Trump Administrations announced plans to cancel a long-running annual report on food security. But stopping the count doesn’t stop the suffering, writ...

www.wbur.org

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 6d

From housing to taxes, the “Pathways to Possibility” report charts a path to reduce poverty in Massachusetts. We’re eager to see these solutions in action. Learn more: malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD...

Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 7d

"As the government shutdown lingers, the possibility of SNAP benefits being depleted is becoming more real. Food banks across AR are preparing for the worst and ensuring they have enough to support furloughed workers and families who rely on assistance." katv.com/news/arkansa...

Arkansas food pantries brace for surge as shutdown threatens SNAP and workers furloughed

As the federal government shutdown lingers, the possibility of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits being depleted is becoming more real. T

katv.com

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 8d

USDA has announced that states have until Nov. 1 to implement the harshest cuts to SNAP in decades. We strongly encourage our followers to use this @fracposts.bsky.social form to tell their members of Congress to reverse the cuts: secure.everyaction.com/xf5JzY9MDEGu...

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 MA ACTION ALERT 🚨 Send an email to your legislators urging them to co-sponsor and support the Immigrant Legal Defense Act and the Safe Communities Act, two crucial bills that would protect our immigrant communities. Learn more and take action with MIRA's tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/poic...

Take Action to Protect Our Immigrant Communities!

Last month, ICE detained nearly 1,500 people in Massachusetts, including longtime residents, workers, taxpayers, parents, and neighbors who contribute deeply to our communities. Two bills before the s...

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 11d

Decisive action can end poverty. The “Pathways to Possibility” report outlines how Massachusetts can advance equity and opportunity—and we’re proud to help spread the word. Learn more: malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD...

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 13d

We are deeply concerned that Congress could not reach an agreement to keep the federal government open, threatening the stability of millions of families who rely on federal jobs and programs to meet their most basic needs. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...

Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 13d

From our friends at @nlihc.org: Tell your federal elected officials to support the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025, which would increase access to affordable housing for veterans and low-income families. www.opportunityhome.org/take-action/...

Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 14d

@publicnewsservice.bsky.social has a great story on the findings from MASSCAP's Diaper Distribution Pilot with a quote from our own Richard Sheward: "When parents aren’t scrambling to buy diapers, they’re able to redirect that money to the essentials ... like rent, or medications or food."

Diaper distribution program boosts MA families’ financial security

A federal diaper distribution program in Massachusetts and Connecticut led to significant health and financial gains for families, according to a new report.More than 3.5 million diapers along with wi...

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 19d

[email protected] has a great story on the findings from MASSCAP's Diaper Distribution Pilot with a quote from our own Richard Sheward: "When parents aren’t scrambling to buy diapers, they’re able to redirect that money to the essentials ... like rent, or medications or food."

Diaper distribution program boosts MA families’ financial security

A federal diaper distribution program in Massachusetts and Connecticut led to significant health and financial gains for families, according to a new report.More than 3.5 million diapers along with wi...

app.publicnewsservice.org

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 20d

The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP)'s Diaper Distribution Pilot distributed more than 3.5 million diapers in its first two years. In a new report, we examine the health impact of those diapers. Read the report: childrenshealthwatch.org/diaperpilot/

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 21d

USDA recently announced that it is terminating future data collection on food insecurity. This decision will obscure the state of the nation’s households and the impact of policy decisions in the wake of cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 21d

Our executive director Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba is quoted in a new article on the health impact of Medicaid and SNAP cuts from @bryantfurlow.bsky.social in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social: "We can’t food bank our way out of this." Read the article: childrenshealthwatch.org/medicaid-foo...

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 23d

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey

The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

www.wsj.com

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 26d

Earlier this week, Rep. @delauro.house.gov and Sen. @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social reintroduced the FAMILY Act! Just 27% of the workforce has paid family leave from their jobs. This bill would address America’s paid leave crisis and benefit working people, families, and businesses. #PaidLeaveForAll

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 27d

More evidence that cash works for young children and their families. “I don’t have to stress about where we are going to get that extra money from anymore. It’s right there.”

‘I don’t worry anymore’: Rx Kids’ $500 monthly payments changing lives for Michigan mothers

After launching in Flint in 2024, Rx Kids has expanded to Kalamazoo and nine other Michigan communities. To date, $14.2 million has been prescribed to over 3,300 expectant and new mothers statewide.

www.mlive.com

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 27d

Senator @saldidomenico.bsky.social discusses why H.3073/S.1957, co-sponsored by Representatives Marjorie Decker and @repandyvargas.bsky.social, is so important to "our most vulnerable populations."

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Feeding America @feedingamerica.org · 28d

Hunger and economic pressures go hand in hand. The 2025 #ElevatingVoices report—our most expansive yet—shows neighbors want more pathways to economic opportunity and self-sufficiency.

⭐ FeedingAmerica.org/ElevatingVoices

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 28d

"...the EITC and child tax credit reduce preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant abuse while improving maternal mental health, breastfeeding rates, food security, and long term educational achievement."

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 28d

Dr. Lucy Marcil, Executive Director of
StreetCred at BMC and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at @bumedicine.bsky.social on H.3073/S.1957 and S.1975: "Research confirms what we see in practice..."

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 28d

Rachel Rodri of the Boston Tax Help Coalition on S.1957/H.3073: "If passed, this law will expand tax credit eligibility to thousands of immigrant and mixed-status families just like mine who have historically been excluded from income assistance programs despite being lawful taxpayers."

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 28d

MIRA Coalition Political Director Maroni Minter testifying in support of S.1957/H.3073: "Right now, Massachusetts excludes families who file with an ITIN from receiving the EITC, even though they pay the same taxes as everyone else."

Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 28d

Director of Policy Charlotte Bruce testifies in support of S.1957/ H.3073: An Act supporting families through enhanced tax credits. "Currently, just 82 percent of eligible workers claim the EITC in Massachusetts, and uptake for the new Child and Family Tax Credit is likely even lower."