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Is The ENOUGH Act Enough?

2024-02-23T14:53:38-05:00

The ENOUGH Act marks a significant leap forward in Maryland's fight against poverty, addressing systemic issues such as education, employment, and essential services. The legislation aims not only to alleviate the symptoms of generational poverty but to forge a path of opportunity and promise for children, families, and entire communities. It echoes the spirit of historical anti-poverty initiatives like the historic War on Poverty of 1964 Read More Here

Is The ENOUGH Act Enough?2024-02-23T14:53:38-05:00

Closing The Digital Divide Through Partnership Programs

2023-10-03T09:13:21-04:00

National Digital Inclusion Week Is October 2-6National Skills Coalition (NSC) in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta released Closing the Digital Skill Divide, a real-time snapshot of demand for digital skills in the US labor market. The analysis finds that 92% of jobs analyzed require digital skills. Previous NSC research found one-third of workers don’t have the foundational digital skills necessary to enter and thrive in today’s jobs. Together, these findings point to a significant digital skill divide. This report also found that public investments in closing this digital skill divide can generate measurable economic payoff for businesses, workers, and [...]

Closing The Digital Divide Through Partnership Programs2023-10-03T09:13:21-04:00

Economic Mobility For Maryland’s Most Vulnerable

2023-09-13T15:38:20-04:00

Economic Mobility For Maryland’s Most Vulnerable Serving the best interest of the poor serves the best interest of all people. The Family Prosperity Act puts this premise into action by offering the permanence of one of the most effective strategies for addressing poverty, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC). Permanently extending the state’s EITC and expanding the CTC puts money into the pockets of those needing it most and helps set them on a path toward success.  As Maryland’s federally-designated antipoverty network, Community Action Agencies know well what it takes to fight against poverty across [...]

Economic Mobility For Maryland’s Most Vulnerable2023-09-13T15:38:20-04:00
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