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Vulnerable Families

Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø 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...

Recent Stories

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    Child careÌýaccessibility and affordability continue to impact people across the U.S., and the issue has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve Bank of...
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    Data shows that the number of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø-licensed child-care providers has grown 17 percent since the start of the pandemic. However, according to Carsey School research...
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    In a recent article by The Valley News,Ìýcountless women have spoken out about their first hand sexual harassment encounters while workingÌýfor the Upper Valley cleaning companies....
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    As a result of staffing shortages many childcare facilities have had to close leaving parents desperate for alternatives. White River Junction childcare in the Upper Valley is...
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    Many rural communities have beenÌýstruggling with the migration patterns increasing population prices and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the issue of affordable housing....
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    Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø's labor shortage has been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has extremelyÌýimpacted a child care shortage, causingÌýproviders to close down or to scale back...
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    The Valley News recently reported on findings that a lack of child careÌýNorwich and surrounding towns has resulted in parents cutting back on work to stay home with children. The...
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    A recent study published by the Carsey School of Public Policy and conducted by Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers Jess Carson, Analena Bruce, and Isaac Leslie found that half of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø...
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    A study by Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchersÌýfound thatÌýhalf of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø residents are buying food from local farms at least a few times a month.
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    Jess Carson, a research professor at the University of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø's Carsey School of Public Policy, recently told The Daily Yonder that people living in rural areas will more...