Vulnerable Families
Yahoo News-New Hampshire Union Leader: Time vs. money: Sweeping child care reform proposed
New Hampshire State Rep Patrick Abrami is sponsoring one of two key bills aimed at altering the state's formula for determining child support payments, which are currently the third-highest in the nation. Many of the changes Abrami has presented came from a 2018 Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More
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03/21/22Making Childcare More Accessible
Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant Professor Jess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual... -
02/07/22The Berlin Sun: UNH research finds lack of childcare led to disproportionate job loss
Childcare for children under the age of 12 has been a struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin Sun examines... -
01/26/22Policy Genius: Who's getting left behind in the COVID-19 recovery?
COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind. An article from Policy Genius examines... -
01/03/22NH Public Radio: Report: One-quarter of U.S. households with young children struggle to find child care
Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio recently reported on the nationwide dearth of adequate child care, citing new research from Jess Carson at...
Recent Stories
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11/15/17 - The New Hampshire Business Review: Study: Rural areas in affordable housing crunch UNH research finds units tough to come by in communitiesMany rural places, especially those desired by second-home owners and retirees, are challenged to provide affordable and adequate housing for local working families, according to... Read More -
11/14/17 - The Daily Yonder: Rural Food-Stamp Usage Holds Steady While National Rate DeclinesIn 2016, 14.8 percent of rural households participated in SNAP, according to Census data compiled into a “data snapshot” by Jessica A. Carson at the University of New Hampshire... Read More -
11/14/17 - UNH Research Finds Affordable Housing Tough to Come by in Rural CommunitiesMany rural places, especially those desired by second-home owners and retirees, are challenged to provide affordable and adequate housing for local working families, according to... Read More -
11/02/17 - MEDIA ADVISORY: UNH Expert Available to Discuss Imminent Loss of Health Insurance for ChildrenTwelve states – home to nearly nine million or 30 percent of the nation’s publicly insured children – will run out of funds for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at... Read More -
10/03/17 - UNH Research Finds U.S. Children Growing Up in Smaller FamiliesAmerican children, especially African American children, are growing up in significantly smaller families than they were 50 years ago, according to new research published by the... Read More -
09/14/17 - The Fosters Daily Democrat: UNH finds child poverty continues to decline nationwideNational data released Thursday, Sept. 14, show that child poverty rates declined across the United States, from 20.7 percent in 2015 to 19.5 percent in 2016, a number still 1.5... Read More -
09/14/17 - NHPR: Childhood Poverty is Down in New Hampshire, But Pockets of Poverty PersistNew research from UNH shows fewer children in New Hampshire are living in poverty. The report from the Carsey School of Public Policy finds the rate of childhood poverty in New... Read More -
09/14/17 - UNH Finds Child Poverty Continues to Decline NationwideNational data released this morning show that child poverty rates declined across the United States, from 20.7 percent in 2015 to 19.5 percent in 2016, a number still 1.5... Read More -
08/01/17 - Parenting NH: More family time, better bottom line?A Granite State poll in 2016 showed that 82 percent of New Hampshire adults supported a paid family and medical leave law. Last year, thanks to a U.S. Department of Labor grant,... Read More -
07/20/17 - The New Hampshire Business Review: The economic impact of second homes in New HampshireBeth Mattingly of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, who authored a report on the growing income gap, acknowledges that as the influx of young... Read More