The Basic Facts about Children in Poverty – Center for American Progress

This report from the Center for American Progress covers how child poverty is measured, who experiences it, major causes of child poverty, systemic inequities that compound the effects of child poverty, and recommendations for how to reduce it.

What it Would Take to End Child Poverty in America – Podcast (The Ezra Klein Show, Vox)

This in-depth interview from 2020 features a conversation between Ezra Klein and Representative Barbara Lee, the chair of the Majority Leader Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity. She reviews the National Academy of Science report on child poverty, including policy recommendations to reduce child poverty.

The Potential Poverty Reduction Effect of President Biden’s Economic Relief Proposal – Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University

This helpful fact sheet provides an overview of the ways that the stimulus bill works to reduce child poverty, including breakdowns on impact by age and race.

A Safety Net for American Children – Podcast (The Daily, The New York Times)

This short podcast explores the “revolutionary” provisions in the stimulus bill that aim to cut child poverty in half, with a special focus on the child tax credit, an income guarantee for families with children.