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1. Introduction Scholarship demonstrates that the implementation of paid family leave (PFL) programs in the U.S. is associated with reductions in cash welfare enrollment among low-income women in the period surrounding a birth (Houser and Vartanian 2012; Ybarra et al. 2019).
Many policy makers, scholars, and advocates expect that paid family leave programs will improve household economic security in the period following a birth. Yet empirical evidence of this relationship remains limited. To build evidence in this area, this study draws on 2000–2013 American Community Survey data and a quasi-experimental design to estimate the influence of California’s paid family leave program (CA-PFL) on mothers’ risk of poverty and household income following a birth.
In 2012, the Children's Bureau in the US Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families funded Partnerships to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System, a five-year, $25 million demonstration that provided supportive housing to families in the child welfare system, in five sites.
Ask any new parent—the arrival of a new baby brings joy, sleepless nights, and many new expenses for things like clothes, diapers, and other supplies, not to mention medical costs. As we mark the 25th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which provides covered workers with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to care for a new child, it is a fitting moment to look at how American families are faring financially in the time around a birth.
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