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Community and Family

Hunger on the rise in PA, NJ, and much of the U.S., new study shows

December 6, 2022

With inflation nearly 8% over the past year and the child tax credit expired, food insecurity jumped as much as 89% in the region. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Community and Family

People are returning to food banks because the price of food is so high

March 25, 2022

Many were former clients who thought they’d never need pantries again. But food prices are skyrocketing. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

Community and Family

Nearly 4 million U.S. children were pushed into poverty when the child tax credit expansion ended

March 3, 2022

Latino and Black children experienced the largest percentage-point increases in poverty. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

Community and Family

What happened to those in poverty with the child tax credit expansion ended?

January 13, 2022

Advocates are angered over the loss, but many Americans weren’t in favor of it. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

En Español

Miles podrían recibir otro cheque de estímulo de $1,400 el 2022: ¿calificas?

November 22, 2021

Los cheques serían enviados durante la temporada de impuestos del 2021, que termina en abril del 2022. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)

Income and Wages

Biden’s child tax credit is cutting poverty in Philly, but many with deepest needs aren’t getting the cash

November 15, 2021

Nearly 14,000 children in the city are at risk of not getting the credit because their guardians don’t regularly file taxes, according to the IRS estimates from this summer. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

En Español

Formulario 6419 del IRS: qué es y porqué es importante que lo guardes si lo recibes

November 9, 2021

Según el IRS, la carta será enviada en enero del 2022 a quienes fueron beneficiados por el Crédito Tributario por Hijos. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)

En Español

¿Cuidas de niños que no son tuyos? Podrías recibir jugoso crédito del IRS

November 8, 2021

Los cheques del crédito por hijos están siendo enviados mensualmente en pagos de entre $250 y $300 a las personas elegibles. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)

Community and Family

Low-income people who don’t file tax returns will have a hard time accessing child tax credit checks

July 26, 2021

Families nationwide begin receiving child tax credit payments from the federal government last week, but some worry the poorest Americans may never see a dollar. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Community and Family

IRS launches new online sign-up for advance child tax credits

June 26, 2021

Families eligible for the 2021 child tax credits, but who do not need to file taxes, have a new way of enrolling in the federal stimulus program. | From WHYY (Read more.)

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