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Study finds housing-first model improves overall well-being
Community Rebuilders report shows permanent supportive housing worked for 47 households studied. Courtesy Community Rebuilders
A nonprofit that provides permanent supportive housing for low-income, physically or mentally disabled, and long-term homeless families in Kent County published a study that shows its programs are improving consumer well-being over time.
Grand Rapids-based Community Rebuilders engaged Public Sector Consultants to conduct a Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Evaluation Report, prepared this spring, that evaluated a sample size of 47 households in Kent County that have been served by Community Rebuilders’ PSH programs.
As funding for the full evaluation was provided by a grant through Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, most of the households included in the sample size 35 were located in Spectrum Health Healthier Communities’ Neighborhoods of Focus (see graphic), which are 17 low-inc
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Trump Holdovers Are Dragging Down the Biden Agenda
In his first 100 days, the president still hasn’t cleared his predecessor’s cronies out of the executive branch, where they’re free to sabotage his presidency.
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IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig is just one of many Trump-era executive branch holdovers who could hinder President Biden’s agenda.
During his campaign, Joe Biden repeatedly held out the promise of an FDR-size presidency the better to counter the misrule of the Trump administration. It can be said that he has already made some admirable strides in that direction with the passage of the American Rescue Plan. As Biden reaches his 100th day in office, however, he may soon find that comparisons to his self-identified North Star don’t quite measure up. Roosevelt, after all, famously signed 15 major bills into law during his first 100 days, compared to Biden’s one (which isn’t to diminish the size or importance of that single accomplis
Can I claim my grandson to get the child tax credit?
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Q. I’m getting Social Security disability and working 20 hours a week. My 7-year-old grandson and his mom live with me. She does not work. Can I claim my grandson on my taxes without affecting my disability so I can get the child income tax credit? I do help with his care. Grandma
If you can engage in what the Social Security Administration (SSA) calls “substantial gainful activity” (SGA), you won’t be eligible for SSDI benefits.
A person who earns more than a certain monthly amount is considered to be “engaging in SGA,” said Michael Maye, a certified financial planner and certified public accountant with MJM Financial in Gillette.