Homelessness hurts every aspect of a person’s life. This is especially true when it comes to the health of pregnant women and their babies. Today on Wellness Wednesday on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we look at the findings of a central Ohio research project aimed at promoting housing stability and healthier mothers and infants.
Letters to the Editor
Congress needs to act so people in poverty can have housing stability
The data presented supports two key priorities the Biden administration has highlighted in the proposed economic recovery package that will ensure a “safe and steady roof overhead,” the expansion of rental assistance to all eligible renters, also noted as universal housing (only one in four eligible receives this assistance now) and the permanent inclusion of two of our most effective tools at reducing poverty, the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, which at this time are only proposed for one year.