Coming this Wednesday, March 15, is our 3rd episode. Visit theinvisibleamericans.com to learn more.

Single-parent families are more likely to face hunger because they must stretch their income further. In 2021, 24% of households headed by single moms were food insecure. #EndChildHunger #PovertyInAmerica

Our 3rd episode with Nathaniel G. Harnett PhD and Clara Moore is now available at theinvisibleamericans.com/podcast #PovertyInAmerica #EndChildPoverty

This includes low birth weights for their newborns. #EndChildHunger

Healthy eating is essential for children's good health, growth and development. Healthy eating in childhood means they will have less chance of developing chronic diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and some cancers. #EndChildHunger

Nathaniel G. Harnett, PhD, fromHarvard University is focused on understanding why some people are more likely to develop brain disorders, such as PTSD, after suffering a trauma. In other words, it's the neurobiology of fear. ow.ly/TpIs50Nopy6

Income levels have the strongest unique effect on brain regions. When all the adversity metrics are measured together, family income levels drive the effects on the brain more than any other factor. Learn more at theinvisibleamericans.com

"Poverty is traumatic in a unique, long-standing, constant way that can be hard to explain to those who don’t have that same lived experience." Listen to Clara Moore, a poverty expert with the national organization RESULTS theinvisibleamericans.com/podcast

It can be a never-ending cycle.

Income levels have the most substantial unique effect on brain regions.

A new episode of the Invisible Americans podcast will be released this Wednesday. Learn more at theinvisibleamericans.com/podcast

“You want to make your child feel safe, and it’s hard to make them feel safe when you don’t feel safe.”

Two leaders in the fight against poverty in the United States -Rep Rosa DeLauro and Brian Greene- join us in our 4th episode. Investing in families is good for our economy. Listen to the full episode theinvisibleamericans.com/podcast Rosa DeLauro Houston Food Bank

Poverty snatches parents from children emotionally and physically. Learn more at theinvisibleamericans.com

As we honor MLK, Congress is considering an expanded Child Tax Credit that could lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. This is our best hope this year for the 13 million children in American who live in poverty. Season 2 is coming Feb. 15.

"Our goal should be to end childhood poverty in this country.” ow.ly/aNtN50QsbIZ

Millions of kids and families would be helped by the bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit proposal announced this week. Thanks to Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for this great graphic.

The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit helps level the playing field so every child has a shot to succeed.

The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit helps level the playing field so every child has a shot to succeed. @caroljenkinsmedia

19 million children are currently excluded from some or all of the #ChildTaxCredit because their families do not earn enough to qualify for it. Congress should expand the #CTC to reach all children in need -- as soon as possible!