Income
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Free and reduced-price lunches at school are provided to income-eligible families through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Years included: 2023 | Source: Indiana Department of Education via IYI Data Request
Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2022). TANF Cash Assistance Should Reach Millions More Families to Lessen Hardship.
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2021). TANF policies reflect racist legacy of cash assistance.
Indiana Youth Institute Resource Guide
Source: Center for American Progress (2021). The basic facts about children in poverty.
Source: Foundation for Child Development (2017). Children’s Experience with Parental Employment Insecurity and Family Income Inequality.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (2016). Poverty and Child Health in the United States.