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Because women face economic insecurity throughout their lives and are more likely to be supporting families on their own, public benefits programs are especially important to women.

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SNAP Proposals in House Farm Bill Would Cause More Women and Their Families to Go Hungry

NWLC Comments to USDA on SNAP Work Requirements

Expanding SNAP Work Requirements Would Harm Women

The Harvest Box: Another Bad Idea from the Trump Administration

EITC and the Refundable Child Tax Credit Are Extremely Important to Women’s Economic Security

California and Illinois Are Expanding This Important Tax Benefit for Families

Trump’s Budget Leaves Families Hungry

Cutting Programs for Low-Income People Especially Hurts Women and Their Families

Public Programs Lift Millions of Women and Children Out of Poverty

Webinar: How We Can Support Women and Families By Repealing State TANF Family Caps

Trump’s Child Care Proposal Would Provide Most of Its Benefits to Higher-Income Families and Do Little for Families Who Need Help the Most

TANF Family Caps, Reproductive Health Care, and Workplace Policies: How Does Your State Measure Up?

Webinar: Setting Up Families for Success: Advancing an Advocacy Framework for Low-Wage Working Parents & Their Children

Reproductive Rights and Anti-Poverty Advocates Succeed in Overturning Racist, Sexist Law in California

Supporting Parents in Low-Wage Jobs and Their Children

Set Up for Success: Supporting Parents in Low-Wage Jobs and their Children

President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget: Investing in Women and Their Families

Set Up To Fail: When Low-Wage Work Jeopardizes Parents’ and Children’s Success

Joan Entmacher Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, House Committee on Ways and Means, Hearing on Child Support and Fatherhood Proposals