Public Sector Programs and History
Education
Educational programs such as Head Start, Pell Grants and Title I provide a range of educational services, from early childhood education to grants for college education, for low-income children and young adults.
Head Start
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Pell Grants
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Title I Funding
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Health Care
Health care programs such as Medicaid and Medicare provide health care services for low-income residents. Legislation such as the Affordable Care Act has also increased health care access for low-income Americans.
Medicaid
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Medicare
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Affordable Care Act
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Tax Credits
Tax credit programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) provides many low-income families with refundable tax relief.
CTC
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EITC
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AOTC
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Housing
Programs such as Housing vouchers, public housing, homelessness prevention programs and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provide housing and housing related assistance to low-income households.
Housing Vouchers/ Public Housing
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Homelessness Prevention Programs
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LIHEAP
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Nutrition Assistance
Programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and nutrition assistance for Women, Infants and children (WIC) provide funding for items such as food to low-income individuals and families.
SNAP
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WIC
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Cash Assistance
Programs such as Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides cash assistance and other services to low-income individuals and families throughout the country.
Social Security
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SSI
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TANF
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Child Care
Programs such as Head Start and state child care subsidies programs provide funding for low-income families to help them access child care services for their children.
Head Start
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State Child Care Programs
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Timeline
Place current efforts in historical context by exploring a timeline of public sector programs including major legislation and court decisions from English Poor Relief in 1531 to The Cares Act of 2020.