Social policy researcher & PhD Candidate @RutgersU focused on employment policy, the social safety net, and program evaluation. Tweets are personal views.
Joined October 2011
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
1/ #Libraries play a critical role in #workforcedevelopment. They provide welcoming community spaces with computers and Internet access, as well as an array of #careerservices for those seeking a new job or looking to learn a new skill.
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
27 Apr 2023
Today we have published a new report, authored by Stephanie Walsh, @gporumbe, & @AndreaHetling, examining different ways to increase the efficiency of learning information about government programs such as SNAP:
policylab.rutgers.edu/report…
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
The #InfrastructureBill has potential to make digital access a higher govt priority, but "fully closing the digital divide will require much more," say @RutgersU's @sholcomb7, @AndreaHetling, Vishal Trehan & @gporumbe for @newsbreakApp. #HR3684
Read: bit.ly/32f8IET
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
@SSNScholars members @AndreaHetling and @sholcomb7 (with @gporumbe and Vishal Trehan) note that "while the Murphy administration was successful in giving students access they previously lacked, the digital divide remains a problem."
@ConversationUS
theconversation.com/state-ef…
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
29 Dec 2021
We're spending the week publicizing our ongoing projects. Today we discuss the project @cornwall_RUN is doing on equity in education in New Jersey.
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
19 Jul 2021
#TANF turns 25 next month. What would've happened if it had the same reach as AFDC? The answer: two million more families with kids would've received vital cash assistance to meet their basic needs (think diapers, menstrual hygiene products, winter coats etc.)
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
7 Jul 2021
👏 👏 CONGRATULATIONS 👏 👏 to PhD candidate @sholcomb7 who received a @HorowitzFdn social science research grant to support her dissertation research on how county-level administration of cash assistance affects program access and equity. Read more at bit.ly/36itKkb
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23 Jun 2021
Still beaming about being one of 25 doctoral candidates to receive a @HorowitzFdn grant this year! I am so grateful for the Foundation and the important work they do, and so inspired by the work of the other recipients.
Today the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy is pleased to introduce its class of 2020 grant recipients. Our Trustees are glad to be able to support this group of twenty-five young scholars pursuing innovative and urgent policy research. 🎉🎉🎉 horowitz-foundation.org/2020
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4 Jun 2021
So proud of my colleague @michelemmartin! We hear about these experiences with the hiring process from job seekers across many of our research projects @heldrichcenter and no one is more familiar with the root causes and solutions than Michele.
4 Jun 2021
Director of New Start Career Network @michelemmartin shares what she's hearing from people still struggling to find work even as the latest jobs report found that the economy added 559,000 jobs in May.
#RuhleReports
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
4 Jun 2021
Yes--I see this every day. The hiring process does not favor career changers, especially when workers are more readily available, yet we continue to blame workers for not making the change.
4 Jun 2021
Everything @michelemmartin is saying is 100% correct. Companies’ hiring focus tends to be narrow and there’s little support for career changers. Many skills are transferable across industries and positions.
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
11 May 2021
Anxiety and depression rates skyrocketed during the pandemic, constituting a public health crisis, write @RnningEconomist, @drtaylor09, and @WMRodgersIII. Disparities exist by age, race, and income.
Read their new report: tcf.org/content/report/menta…
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
24 Apr 2021
“Imagine seeing a group of nannies and blasting “Learn to code!” at them as life advice. The low-skill label flattens workers to a single attribute, ignoring the capacities they have and devaluing the work they do.”
Important piece from @AnnieLowrey.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
19 Apr 2021
One of the most fulfilling parts of what I do is belonging to @SSNScholars! @sholcomb7 made this gorgeous spotlight for @SSN_NJ_Philly - thanks so much for this, Stephanie.
Next up in our member spotlight series is our @SSNScholars chapter co-lead, @JoanieMazelis! Dr. Mazelis has been a member since 2018, and her work focuses on social ties, poverty and inequality, and student loan debt.
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
24 Mar 2021
Check out our @CCF_Families report: "the growing burden of student loan debt, especially in conjunction with the economic recession caused by the pandemic, is influencing multiple arenas of young adults’ lives" @Rutgers_Camden @CureCamden @SSNScholars @SSN_NJ_Philly #StudentDebt
24 Mar 2021
My new @CCF_Families brief report with @JoanieMazelis on how #studentloans impact college students and grads and what they would do differently if they had #studentloanforgiveness is now published! contemporaryfamilies.org/col…
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
8 Jan 2021
Long-term unemployment (6 months) is financially, emotionally, and socially devastating with serious long-term impacts for individuals, their families, and communities. We are going to see serious scars from this.
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Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
17 Dec 2020
Many Amazon warehouse employees struggle to pay the bills. More than 4,000 are on food stamps. Some are even homeless
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16 Dec 2020
In addition to the high and inequitable levels of employment loss, the @uscensusbureau's Household Pulse Survey shows staggering rates of food and housing insecurity and experiences of anxiety and depression.
16 Dec 2020
Today's release of @uscensusbureau's hardship data is extremely troubling. Here's what we're seeing & why it's troubling (Thread) ⬇️⬇️
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When we use social services, we’re not taking a handout. We’re just using services we already paid for with our own taxes.
If we want to talk about handouts, let’s talk about the tax breaks given to billionaires. Those are handouts.
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16 Dec 2020
A recent GAO report shows that millions of full-time, low wage workers in the US rely on Medicaid and SNAP to meet basic needs.
gao.gov/products/GAO-21-45
Stephanie Holcomb retweeted
12 Nov 2020
Meet Yolanda: She lives in Elizabeth w/ her kids.
During the pandemic she became sick and couldn't work. Government aid has left Yolanda and her family behind.
So she and her neighbors started cooking for each other and pooling their money for medicine.
We need #Recovery4All
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