The Improved Child Tax Credit in Kentucky Parents’ Own Words — and Why It Should Be Permanent
The enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has been a transformational policy, benefitting nearly...
Economic Security
Increasing SNAP Benefit Levels, and Removing Barriers for Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Would Improve Equity in Kentuckians’ Access to Healthy Foods
KyPolicy submitted the following comments on August 13, 2021, in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Request for Information titled "Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services: Advancing Racial...
Federal Relief Programs Cut Poverty in Kentucky by Two-Thirds This Year
Thanks to many programs enacted through COVID-related federal relief legislation, an estimated 707,000 fewer Kentuckians are living in poverty in 2021 than they would have otherwise — a reduction of...
Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Is a Landmark Victory in the Fight Against Child Poverty. Let’s Not Let It Vanish Next Year.
Last week, Kentucky families began benefitting from the most extraordinary policy change to address child poverty in many decades — payments of up to $300 per child, per month to...
Coalition Letter to Governor Beshear: Continue Critical Commitment to Federal Unemployment Benefits
Dear Governor Beshear, Thank you for your efforts and decisions to protect Kentuckians from economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are writing as a coalition of organizations representing Kentucky...
Expanded Unemployment Benefits are a Crucial Bridge for Kentuckians and Our Economy
As a coalition of organizations representing Kentucky workers, families and communities, we urge state lawmakers to protect expanded pandemic unemployment benefits until the federally funded program ends in early September....
Federal Food Assistance Will Help Feed Nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky Kids This Summer — We Should Make It Permanent
Child food insecurity, with its harmful short- and long-term consequences, typically increases during summer as kids are unable to eat meals at school. This summer, as pandemic-related hardships are still...
Summer Turns Up the Heat for Struggling Kentuckians, But This Year, Some Relief Is Within Reach
Summer is here in Kentucky. Temperatures are rising, and the school year is wrapping up for kids, parents and teachers across the state. For financially secure Kentuckians, the arrival of...
Chocolates and Flowers Are Nice, But Better Policies Are What’s Needed This Mother’s Day
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, this Mother’s Day is a critical time to acknowledge the harms of the pandemic on women in Kentucky — particularly women of...
State Should Focus Remaining American Rescue Plan Fiscal Relief on Kentuckians’ Greatest Needs
Among the aid that Kentucky state government will receive from the American Rescue Plan is $2.183 billion through the legislation’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The General Assembly appropriated...