While it’s widely known that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps thousands of Maryland families put food on the table, it also does much more to help keep children healthy and set them up for long-term success. Research increasingly
Last week, the Maryland Center on Economic Policy participated in a screening of the documentary “American Winter,” an evocative film that captures the nature of poverty in contemporary America. Along with our friends at Fuel Fund of Maryland, Maryland 211,
374 high-poverty schools in Maryland are eligible to use a powerful new tool, known as community eligibility, to increase the number of children eating school meals and reduce paperwork by providing school meals to all students free of charge. However,
Given before the House Health and Government Operations Committee Streamlining Medicaid enrollment will help more Marylanders receive health coverage The Maryland Center on Economic Policy supports House Bill 954. Enrolling into Medicaid Maryland residents that already are in the
Given before the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees Poverty is Sixth Largest County, but Investments Make a Difference Poverty remains a daily challenge for many in our communities. In fact, if the estimated 594,000 Marylanders living below
