Sentences with phrase «critical safety net programs»

It also marks the beginning of the «health center funding cliff» precipitated by the failure of Congress to work together to renew funding for the Health Center Program and other critical safety net programs, like the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

The hundreds of billions in proposed cuts to critical safety net programs, including Medicaid, food stamps, and affordable housing, would create dire consequences for our families and children, including, as recent research has demonstrated, undermining educational success.

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This review is a summary of proposed reductions to SNAP and an overview of how other critical nutrition programs and other social safety net programs fare in the president's budget.

Governor Cuomo announced more than $ 45 million in funding for the Vital Access / Safety Net Provider Program to support projects over the next 3 years by 37 facilities that were selected due to financial condition and critical role in providing services... Continue reading →

CVH has chapters in NYC, Yonkers, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie and organizes around a truly affordable housing, a just social safety net, good jobs and access to them, a participatory democracy, and a fair share tax system to fund critical programs for low - income families.

«Understanding how social programs work in tandem with one other, and being able to conduct state - by - state comparisons, will help users identify innovative state programs to strengthen the safety net so critical to the neediest among us.»

The Academy advocates to protect and expand federal anti-poverty and safety net programs, including those that provide health care (and access to health care through Medicaid and CHIP), early education (such as Head Start and Early Head Start), quality child care, affordable housing and home visiting, as well as critical nutrition assistance programs like WIC, SNAP, school meals, and summer feeding programs.

Together, federal and state public funding programs are critical — and promise to remain so in the future — to ensuring that the millions of people who rely on safety - net family planning providers are able to obtain timely, high - quality care.

Compared to CHIP, the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) is small — serving around 160,000 families — but advocates say it's become a critical part of the social safety net for the most vulnerable new moms and children.

Although the program is relatively small — MIECHV serves around 160,000 families — it is becoming a critical part of the social safety net for families.