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The Invisible Americans Podcast is a non-profit communications organization. Its mission is to end child poverty. The podcast is hosted by Co-Presidents Jeff Ma

Joined October 2022
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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!
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The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit helps level the playing field so every child has a shot to succeed. @caroljenkinsmedia
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The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit helps level the playing field so every child has a shot to succeed.
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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.
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"Our goal should be to end childhood poverty in this country.” ow.ly/aNtN50QsbIZ
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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.
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Poverty snatches parents from children emotionally and physically. Learn more at theinvisibleamericans.com
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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/po… @rosadelauro @HoustonFoodBank
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“You want to make your child feel safe, and it’s hard to make them feel safe when you don’t feel safe.”
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A new episode of the Invisible Americans podcast will be released this Wednesday. Learn more at theinvisibleamericans.com/po…
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Income levels have the most substantial unique effect on brain regions.
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It can be a never-ending cycle.
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"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/po…
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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
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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
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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
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This includes low birth weights for their newborns. #EndChildHunger
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Our 3rd episode with Nathaniel G. Harnett PhD and Clara Moore is now available at theinvisibleamericans.com/po… #PovertyInAmerica #EndChildPoverty
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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
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Coming this Wednesday, March 15, is our 3rd episode. Visit theinvisibleamericans.com to learn more.
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