For many young people, early work experience is a touchstone on the path to continuous gainful employment.

As 2016 unfolds, over half a million people will lose access to food assistance through the SNAP as a result of time limits being re-imposed by states after the expiration of state-wide waivers.

On February 11, Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success (SUCCESS) Act.

Using Medicaid data to certify eligibility for the school lunch program will reduce the burden of applications and paperwork on families, school districts, and states.

For many students, unmet financial need manifests in food and housing insecurity as students struggle to access safe, sustainable, and adequate meals and shelter.

In the FY 2017 budget request, President Obama called for significant new funding to strengthen the effectiveness of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a safety net for the lowest-income families with children.

Senator Casey (D-PA), Representative Crowley (D-NY), and Representative Frankel (D-FL) introduced the Child Care Access to Resources for Early Learning (C.A.R.E.) Act, bicameral legislation to provide high-quality child care to all low-income families (below 200 percent of poverty) with children under age four by 2025.

President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 (FY17) budget proposal continued his call over many years for significant investments in child care and early education. 

The Alliance for Quality Career Pathways (Alliance) is a network of leading career pathway practitioners from 10 states.  During phase I of the Alliance, these experts in education, workforce development, and human services systems leveraged years of partnership and program implementation experience to develop the Alliance Framework. 

Someday soon, America’s president could sign the proposed Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act into law.