Although the economy is beginning to show signs of recovery, low-income families continue to struggle to make ends meet. And at a time of high-demand for social services, states are making drastic budget cuts to education, healthcare and other vital supports. This Spotlight webcast examines what state and local governments are doing to mitigate the impact of the recession on low-income families. The interview also examines the impact of federal fiscal relief and other American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provisions intended to offset state budget cuts.
Featured guests are Nick Johnson, director, State Fiscal Project, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities(CBPP); Elaine Mejia, director, North Carolina Budget and Tax Center; and Noah Berger, executive director, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
To learn more about the impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on poverty, read CBPP's new report, State-Level Data Show Recovery Act Protecting Millions From Poverty. Spotlight's Mary Jo Gilmore moderates this webcast.
low speed version
More Spotlight resources:
Spotlight commentary series on the impact of ARRA on poverty.
First Steps toward a Strong Antipoverty Policy: New Attention to a Growing Problem
Timothy Smeeding
The Stimulus and Poverty: Tax and Transfer Programs in the Stimulus Bill
Daniel R. Meyer
The Stimulus and Poverty: Will the Federal Stimulus Bill Protect Public Education from Spending Cuts?
Andrew Reschovsky
The Stimulus and Poverty: President Obama’s Plan to Expand Health Care Coverage Pamela Herd
The Stimulus and Poverty: A Role for Foundations in Seizing the Moment
Olivia Golden
The Stimulus and Poverty: Community Colleges Need More Support
Sara Goldrick-Rab
Using the Stimulus to Reduce Poverty and Improve the Environment
Judith Bell, President of PolicyLink
Additional Resources on Poverty and State Budgets:
The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families in 2008
Phil Oliff and Ashali Singham, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, November 2009
Poverty and Opportunity: State Government Task Forces
Center for Law and Social Policy, September 2009
State Child Care Assistance Policies 2009
Karen Schulman and Helen Blank, National Women's Law Center, September 2009
Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Outcomes (pdf)
Michael Lawrence Collins, Jobs for the Future, June 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: State-by-State Estimates of Key Provisions Affecting Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 2009
Strategies to Build Economic Security and Reduce Poverty: A Tool Kit for States
Annette Case, January 2009
Staying Afloat in Tough Times: What States Are and Aren’t Doing to Promote Family Economic Security
Sarah Fass, Jodie Briggs and Nancy K. Cauthen,National Center for Children in Poverty, August 2008
State Strategies to Reduce Child and Family Poverty
Susan Golonka and Linda Hoffman, National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices, June 2008