During the pandemic, the expanded Child Tax Credit was a lifeline for millions of families. However, I was one of the many who couldn’t benefit from it. Why? At 15, I gave my baby to family members.

Concern over a controversial state regulation limiting child care subsidies for working families erupted last week, after city officials gave a timeline for its implementation. The year-old mandate ...

Last year, Olivia Hernandez was weighing a difficult decision. Her family’s financial situation had deteriorated considerably, due to her husband’s partial loss of income and rising costs that forced ...