
Early Childhood Education Implementation Working Group

Collaborating with human services agencies to connect eligible residents to tax credits in Illinois
Using Human Services administrative data to better connect eligible residents to tax credits in Illinois

Thriving Families at the New Practice Lab
Families across the United States—especially those with young children—are struggling. Child care costs are skyrocketing, rising at a faster rate than inflation. Concurrently, the cost of living remains high, forcing many families to live paycheck to paycheck. Though designed to support families, policy in this country often fails to address root causes of poverty, and poor delivery leaves families disconnected from critical supports, keeping too many families from achieving economic stability.