Project Description
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is a collaboration between Child Trends and three university based research partners and serves as a hub of research-based information on low-income Hispanic children and families.
Dr. Gennetian leads the Poverty and Economic Self-Sufficiency area, one of four topical areas of focus for the Center. The Poverty and Economic Self-Sufficiency research examines economic instability, use and experiences with government programs and benefits and Hispanic parents time in work and with children considering the heterogeneity of Hispanic children across dimensions of parents’ U.S. nativity status, ethnic origin and English language proficiency.
Project Goals
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families’s goals are to advance a rigorous agenda, build research capacity, and disseminate evidence to diverse stakeholders across academia, policy and practice.
Related Resources
- National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
- Earned Income Tax Credit Receipt By Hispanic Families With Children: State Outreach And Demographic Factors. Health Affairs (December 2022)
- State Policy and Practice Related to Earned Income Tax Credits May Affect Receipt among Hispanic Families with Children