Join us in-person at Baruch College to learn more about the new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that recommends updates for the Supplemental Poverty Measure to better reflect household needs and resources, including medical care, childcare, and housing costs. This event is co-sponsored by the Marxe School at Baruch College at CUNY, the Wagner School at NYU, and the Center on Poverty and Social Policy (CPSP) at Columbia University. It features CPSP researchers, Jane Waldfogel, as a presenter who served on the report committee and Director Christopher Wimer, as a panelist invited to discuss the report’s recommendations. View event.

Robin Hood gathered to consider the state of child poverty in New York City and how we can collectively chart a path forward. This event focused on critical topics where Robin Hood’s community could learn, share, and collaborate to fight poverty in New York City.

The Iowa Hunger Summit hosted CPSP researchers in a discussion on the impact of the Child Tax Credit on food security.

The Institute for Research on Poverty hosted leading poverty policy experts to examine the expanded Child Tax Credit and discuss its potential impact on poverty and the challenges of delivering the credit to families who need it the most.

The Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York hosted CPSP researchers in a discussion on the Child Tax Credit reform included in the American Rescue Plan.

Leading national experts discussed a report on how child poverty could be reduced if the United States adopted a child allowance modeled on Canada’s successful Child Benefit.