Jan 17, 2022
Children's advocacy groups did a deep data dive into exactly how the pandemic child tax credit affected Oregon families, and children in poverty. Specifically they looked at how a sample of 600 families spent the money on necessities like food and shelter. In 2021, 93,000 families in N.W. Oregon received $219 million dollars from the tax credit. It also helped keep schools going according to experts. Guests for this episode are Jenifer Wagley, C.E.O., Our Children Oregon, Nancy Perin, Oregon Head Start, Toya Fick, Stand for Children Oregon Executive Director, Kali Thorne Ladd, The Children’s Institute, Tony DeFalco, The Latino Network, Mary Louise McClintock, Oregon Community Foundation, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon, and Jennifer Parrish, Urban League of Portland