,,,Struggling Despite Hard Work: Illinois and Chicago

Struggling Despite Hard Work: Illinois and Chicago


 

Publication Date: April 2007

Publisher: Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty

Author(s): Kinsey Alden Dinan; Sarah Fass; Michelle Chau; Ayana Douglas-Hall

Research Area: Labor; Social conditions

Keywords: low-wage work; work supports; child poverty

Type: Fact sheet

Coverage: Illinois

Abstract:

As this fact sheet shows, most low-income children in Illinois have employed parents, yet many families do not receive the work supports that can help close the gap between resources and expenses.