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Increase childcare educator/staff wages through Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) grants and reimbursement rates.

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Provide a universal basic income through the state tax system.

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Eliminate asset limits for benefit programs

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Eliminate asset limits for benefit programs

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Eliminate asset limits for all benefit programs where the state has the authority to do so.

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Increase public housing units and available vouchers especially for older adults and people with a disability

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Develop an integrated online application and portal for needs-based benefits and services, including a screener and outreach efforts, and establish an interagency council on conferred eligibility to maximize the benefits of integrated eligibility.

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Implement a common application for core entitlement programs and a “no wrong door” application process.

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Support and expand investment in early education and care

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Support and expand investment in early education and care

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Support and expand investment in early education and care, including afterschool programs, to disrupt poverty and restore subsidized slots for lowincome children to pre-pandemic levels.

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Support statewide food infrastructure, including Universal School Meals, SNAP, HIP, community food programs, Food Security Infrastructure Grants, and MassHealth Flexible Services

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Raise TAFDC and EAEDC grant levels to 100% of the federal poverty level.

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Promote childcare and ASOST workforce development

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Promote childcare and ASOST workforce development

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Promote childcare and ASOST workforce development by investing in training, fostering partnerships, and subsidizing educators' childcare to meet labor market needs.

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Improve and fund housing programs for extremely low-income households

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Improve and fund housing programs for extremely low-income households

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Assist extremely low-income households with housing by improving and funding programs like RAFT, HomeBASE, Emergency Shelter, MRVP, and AHVP.

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Improve data availability, transparency and integration at state level

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Improve data availability, transparency and integration at state level

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Expedite state efforts to make data available, transparent, and integrated across relevant agencies to improve policy decisions for poverty aid programs.

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Implement a basic income program for families with incomes below 250% of the Federal Poverty Line to supplement the existing TAFDC, ensuring broader and more sustained financial support.

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Change tax system to benefit lower-income families

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Change tax system to benefit lower-income families

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Enact changes to the tax system that benefit lower-income families and narrow wealth disparities, including expanding the refundable EITC and allowing ITIN holders to file.

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Expand capacity at vocational schools to meet the high demand and reduce waiting lists, ensuring more students have access to vocational education.

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Pass An Act to Advance Health Equity. (i.e., structural drivers of health inequities)

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Advance asset building among low-income families through programs such as matched savings accounts, baby bonds, and retirement savings programs

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Increase access to early college programs

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Increase access to early college programs

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Increase access to early college programs that blend high school and college coursework, reduce the time and cost of earning a degree, and provide comprehensive support for success.

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Increase tax credits to boost household financial resources

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Increase tax credits to boost household financial resources

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Increase tax credits like Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Childcare Tax Credit (CTC) to boost household financial resources.