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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"working families"”.
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Key worker housing : a demographic analysis of working families in eastern Massachusetts
… policy makers have grown increasingly aware of working families' housing needs. Currently, having a full-time job does not guarantee decent and affordable housing. Many housing advocates have speculated that working families have had to move far from their jobs enduring long commutes, less time …
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Party Time: The Working Families Party and the US Political System, 1998–2018
<p>In 1998, an upstart “third party” called the Working Families Party (WFP) limped onto the political scene in New York State. Ten years later, the WFP was at the center of the electoral effort that wrested control of the New York State Senate from the Republican Party for the first time in many …
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Factors Influencing Low-Income Working Mother's Child Care Arrangements Under Different Neighborhood and State Policy Contexts
… regarding the child care arrangements of working mothers. In addition to filling gaps in current knowledge, study findings are useful in informing social policies and interventions related to child care arrangements for working families, particularly by elaborating how characteristics of …
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The social cost of low wages
… able to meet their basic needs and support their families. Community leaders in Baltimore began a living wage campaign to place pressure on firms to pay higher wages. They focused their efforts on city-contracted firms as they believed that firms receiving taxpayer dollars should be held …
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The Earned Income Tax Credit and Financial Capability among Native Households
… substantial sums of money entering households of working families each year. Many households use the EITC to meet their basic needs such as rent, utilities, food, groceries, clothing, and other household expenses. Other EITC recipients view the tax system as a savings mechanism. This is the first …
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Family Perceptions of Family Engagement: A Qualitative Study to Assist Stakeholders
… study sought to understand how professional working families with elementary age children perceive family engagement. Through one-on-one interviews, the researcher gained insight on how families define and perceive family engagement. The open-ended, one-on-one, semi-structured interviews …
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Assessment of a non-profit homeownership program for low-income homebuyers in Lynchburg, Virginia
… the cooperation of private and public agencies working together. Lynchburg Covenant Fellowship (LCF), a nonprofit organization located in Lynchburg, Virginia, has put together a joint venture combining public and private initiatives and investments which allowed each agency to perform in its …
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School Recess and Changes to Children's Play Opportunities in New York City
… work demands, particularly from low-income families, impact their ability to provide out-of-school play opportunities for their children. There are two segments to the literature review. The first literature review focuses on play, the importance of school recess for children’s growth, …
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An Economic Development Practitioner’s Guide to Childcare
… is a critical infrastructure that supports working families, businesses, and the economy in addition to providing important care and development opportunities for infants and young children. In the United States, infant and toddler childcare is largely delivered through the private market …
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Consumers' choice factors of an upscale ethnic restaurant
… and the time pressures created by dual-working families. The foodservice industry has become highly competitive as the number of foodservice outlets has increased to meet the demand. In order to succeed in such a competitive industry, restaurant operators need to understand the factors …
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Understanding differential organizational responses to work/family issues: the role of beliefs, attitudes, and decision-making styles of chief executive officers
… have changed dramatically due to the influx of working mothers. This change led to increasing difficulties for working families, as well as for all workers, who are trying to integrate their work and non-work lives. In response to these work/life issues, some employers have responded with …
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Including inclusionary zoning : the case of New York City
… a low-cost, high quality housing product for working families. Further, it suggests that the application of a new inclusionary zoning program will allow developers the benefit of increased density, and when combined with other financial and tax-based incentives, can achieve an even higher …
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Factors influencing low-income working mother's child care arrangements under different neighborhood and state policy contexts
… may not reflect the child care situations facing working mothers under the new policy regime. In addition, many studies have only used small samples and have not used nationally representative data sets. Further, most of the studies have concentrated on examining mothers’ individual level factors’ …
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The impact of after-school childcare arrangements on the developmental outcomes of low-income children and the labor conditions of their working mothers
While working mothers with school-aged children make up 78.6% labor force, finding suitable, available, affordable childcare is still significant challenge. Even though after-school programs (hereafter ASPs) and other types of childcare arrangements have been implemented, childcare for school-aged …