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Melissa Boteach is Vice President of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at Center for American Progress. In this capacity she oversees CAP's poverty policy development, analysis, and advocacy. She’s also the proud mom of a wonderful son, Jake.
Melissa Boteach
Melissa Boteach is Vice President of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at Center for American Progress. In this capacity she oversees CAP's poverty policy development, analysis, and advocacy. She’s also the proud mom of a wonderful son, Jake.
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages
April 14, 2015
This week, the House will vote on a measure to repeal the estate tax, which would shower the wealthiest 0.2 percent of estates in the country with an average tax cut of $2.5 million. Meanwhile, the House has already passed a budget proposal that would convert the nation’s bedrock nutrition assistance program—the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP—into block grants to the states. If implemented, this conversion would result in $125 billion in cuts to struggling families between 2021 and 2025. This draconian proposal would kick up to 12 million people off of food assistance or...
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy
June 16, 2014
With the swipe of a paintbrush or click of a camera, your child can make a difference in the fight to end poverty. Not only that, they have the chance to win exciting prizes, and have their artwork showcased in a national campaign. As part of our mission to build the political and public will to cut poverty in half in ten years, the Half in Ten Campaign is hosting our first ever nationwide art competition with the theme Our American Dream—What Will It Take To Get There? , and the June 30th submission deadline is only two weeks away. We are calling on everyone, ages 4 to 24 , to unleash their...
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March 18, 2014
By Melissa Boteach and Katie Wright Last night, viewers across the country tuned in to watch the premier of the new HBO-produced documentary, “Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert.” The film, associated with Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress’s The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, follows Katrina Gilbert, a young single mother struggling to make ends meet, and will be available for streaming for free for one week at http://shriverreport.org/film/ . Katrina’s story was featured in the film, but the reality is that there are...
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