By Jasmin Aramburu This report was supported by a grant from The Abell Foundation When families go through a challenging period, income support programs are vital to helping them keep food on the table and a roof over their heads
Most Marylanders agree that working hard should leave you and your family with enough to afford the basics. Policymakers in Prince George’s County took a leading role in supporting workers by passing a local minimum wage in 2013, before state
Most Marylanders agree that working hard should leave you and your family with enough to afford the basics. Policymakers in Montgomery County have taken important steps to make this vision a reality, raising the local minimum wage for most employers
Having a safe place to live and raise a family is critical to economic security, health, and many other aspects of daily life.
Having a safe place to live and raise a family is critical to economic security, health, and many other aspects of daily life. Maryland has some of the highest housing costs in the country[i] and, despite recent progress on tenants’
Maryland families are facing a wide range of challenges, such as the high cost of essentials like child care and housing, and that is affecting the well-being of children across the state. Maryland ranks 21st in child well-being according to
As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we’re also celebrating newly passed legislation that will improve the quality of life for children and families across the state. The 2023 Maryland General Assembly session saw the passage of several key bills that will
MDCEP is releasing this report in partnership with the Immigration Research Initiative. Anthony Capote and David Dyssegaard Kallick of IRI co-authored the report, with Maryland data research and analysis by MDCEP State Policy Fellow Jasmin Aramburu. There are over 940,000
The passage and signing into law of the Family Prosperity Act in the 2023 legislative session will provide a much-needed boost to the economic security and sustenance of Maryland’s working families, helping more than 400,000 Marylanders afford the basics and
At the start of this year’s legislative session, newly elected Gov. Moore introduced a bill to fulfill his campaign promise to accelerate and strengthen Maryland’s $15 minimum wage. As introduced, the bill would have boosted paychecks for 175,000 workers. Lawmakers
