Fact Sheet Federal Food Assistance Programs: Student-Parent Families at the Center
Julia Payne, Theresa Anderson, Autumn R. Green
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This fact sheet supports the Student-Parent Families at the Center Framework, available on the Student-Parent Families at the Center webpage. It describes a system or support that postsecondary students with children must navigate when pursuing their education goals. This fact sheet provides an overview of the system, program, or issue; details how student parents fit in; and offers considerations for supporting parents to achieve their education goals.
Research Areas Education Families Social safety net Workforce Economic mobility and inequality Children and youth
Tags Assistance for women and children Beyond high school: education and training Community colleges Economic well-being Families with low incomes Finance Food insecurity and hunger Higher education Hunger and food assistance Inequality and mobility Inequities in educational achievement Kids in context Mobility Parenting Postsecondary education and training Poverty Racial barriers to accessing the safety net Schooling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Welfare and safety net programs Women and girls Work supports Workforce development Youth employment and training Supplemental nutrition - Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) School breakfast and lunch K-12 education Student parents Building America’s Workforce
Policy Centers Income and Benefits Policy Center