Policy Paper

“We Don’t Have that in Mississippi”: How Temporary Expansions of the Child Tax Credit & Child Care Demonstrate the Importance of Federal Investments & Oversight

June 2, 2022

Related Areas of Focus: Child Tax Credit and Child Allowance

We Dont Have That In Mississippi How Temporary Expantions Of The Ctc And Child Care Demonstrate

This brief synthesizes findings from our research in Mississippi, where we interviewed and surveyed families who identified overwhelmingly as Black or African American, along with diverse child care providers and other stakeholders in the child care sector, to learn whether the Child Tax Credit and child care investments were advancing economic and racial equity and helping families.

(26 pp) 

About the Author

  • Elisa Minoff

    Director of Economic Security, Senior Fellow in Policy History

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