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Madison, WI – April 29, 2021 – Beginning next week, 24 organizations will receive emergency grants totaling nearly $500,000 on behalf of the UW Credit Union Fund for Racial Equity. Emergency funds are part of a larger $1.5 million investment in economic mobility, launched in partnership with United Way of Dane County and United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County earlier this year. Thanks to additional contributions from both United Way partners, the $250,000 earmarked by UW Credit Union to support emergency grants quickly doubled, resulting in one-time gifts totaling $10,000 for Milwaukee-area organizations and up to $30,000 for Dane County organizations. Of the 24 emergency grant recipients, 13 are local to Dane County and 11 are based in the Greater Milwaukee area.
By Amanda Quintana
Apr 16, 2021 6:54 PM
MADISON, Wis. The Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan is estimated to cut child poverty in half this year, with the help from both stimulus checks and an expansion of the child tax credit.
For families that qualify, it will be a $3,600 credit for each child under age six. For children ages six to 17, the credit is $3,000, increased from $2,000.
“The expansion of the child tax credit is projected to benefit 92% of all Wisconsin children because it’s going to provide more relief for families of over a million children in our state and it will specifically help lift over 46,000 children out of poverty in Wisconsin,” said Hayley Chesnik at United Way Dane County.
MADISON, Wis. The Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan is estimated to cut child poverty in half this year, with the help from both stimulus checks and an expansion of the child tax credit.
For families that qualify, it will be a $3,600 credit for each child under age six. For children ages six to 17, the credit is $3,000, increased from $2,000.
“The expansion of the child tax credit is projected to benefit 92% of all Wisconsin children because it’s going to provide more relief for families of over a million children in our state and it will specifically help lift over 46,000 children out of poverty in Wisconsin,” said Hayley Chesnik at United Way Dane County.