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2024

• DECEMBER 13, 2024 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Institute Celebrates CFPB Rule that Will Save Americans Estimated $5 Billion Annually

• NOVEMBER 21, 2024 | FOUNDATIONS
  'Billed to the Breaking Point': Institute Releases Report on Electricity Cost Burden

• NOVEMBER 13, 2024 | MEDICAL DEBT
  Institute Launches Medical Debt Project in La Porte County with Support from Health Foundation of La Porte

• OCTOBER 9, 2024 | SAFETY NET
  IN-CAA Receives $1.2 Million in New Grant Funding to Expand Indiana's Diaper Distribution Networks

• OCTOBER 3, 2024 | GOOD JOBS
  The Institute Honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month

• MAY 16, 2024 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Hoosiers for Responsible Lending Celebrates SCOTUS Decision Defending CFPB 

• APRIL 15, 2024 | GOOD JOBS
  Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Releases New PWFA Guidelines Celebrated by the Institute

• APRIL 3, 2024 | NEW RESEARCH PROJECT 
  Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute Announces New Project with Support from IHCDA

• MARCH 5, 2024 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute Appreciates CFPB Ruling on Credit Card Late Fees

• FEBRUARY 27, 2024 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Legislature Makes Indiana a Difficult State to Hold Financial Institutions Accountable

• JANUARY 30, 2024 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute Expresses Disappointment in Passage of Anti-Consumer Bills

• JANUARY 18, 2024 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Hoosiers for Responsible Lending Applauds Proposed Overdraft Rule

2023

• DECEMBER 18, 2023 | GOOD JOBS
  On Pregnant Worker Fairness Act Anniversary, Institute Announces Grant from Women's Fund to Promote Awareness

• MARCH 23, 2023 | MEDICAL DEBT
  Institute, Indiana Health Fund, leaders announce medical debt relief study

• FEBRUARY 14, 2023 | OVERLOOKED & UNDERCOUNTED
  Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute releases new findings from analysis of self-sufficiency

2021

• DECEMEBER 7, 2021 | NAME CHANGE
  Indiana Institute for Working Families Announces Name Change to Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute

2020

• NOVEMBER 10, 2020 | COVID-19
  Indiana Institute for Working Families Calls on Indiana's Elected Leaders to Shield Hoosier Families from Poverty & Predatory Loans
• OCTOBER 7, 2020 | COVID-19
  Statement Regarding COVID-19 Relief for Struggling Families
• SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 | JOB QUALITY
  Census Shows Stubborn Wage Gap; Hoosier Lawmakers Take Historic, Bipartisan Step to Support Women in the Workplace
• AUGUST 4, 2020 | COVID-19
  As Schools Close, Advocates & Organizations Urge Indiana Delegation to Close Paid Leave Loopholes
• JULY 28, 2020 | COVID-19
  Hoosiers Continue to Struggle as Storm Caused by COVID-19 Continues to Rage and Senate Bill Provides Little to No Protection
• JULY 7, 2020 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Declines to Protect Hoosiers from Predatory Lending
• MAY 13, 2020 | JOB QUALITY
  Coalition Members Express Disappointment that Pregnancy Accommodations Not Selected for Study
• APRIL 20, 2020 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Hoosiers' Stimulus Checks Protected
• APRIL 9, 2020 | CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Governor Holcomb: Don't Allow Debt Collectors to Seize Stimulus Payments
• MARCH 25, 2020 | HOUSING
  Indiana Institute for Working Families Expresses Gratitude to Governor Holcomb for His Veto of SEA 148
• JANUARY 24, 2020 | JOB QUALITY
  Indiana Organizations Support Legislation to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers

2019

• OCTOBER 17, 2019 | WAGE & WEALTH GAPS
  Building an Inclusive, Thriving Workforce: Meeting the Needs of Working Parents, Children, & Childcare Workers
• OCTOBER 10, 2019 | WAGE & WEALTH GAPS
  Building an Inclusive, Thriving Workforce: Making Work & A Healthy Pregnancy Compatible
• OCTOBER 3, 2019 | WAGE & WEALTH GAPS
  Building an Inclusive, Thriving Workforce: Equity-Focused Career Counselors Open Doors
• SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 | WAGE & WEALTH GAPS
  Indiana's Earnings Stagnant, Wage Gaps Persist
• SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 | PAYDAY LENDING
  New Report Shows Payday Lenders Drained Over $300 Million from Hoosier Households in Past Five Years
• MAY 13, 2019 | DEBT COLLECTION
  Consumer Bureau's Proposed Debt Collection Rule Leaves Much to Be Desired
• MARCH 12, 2019 | PAYDAY LENDING
  Broad Coalition Gathers at Statehouse to Oppose Large-Scale Expansion of Loans at Loansharking Rates in SB 613
• FEBRUARY 4, 2019 | SKILLS & JOB TRAINING
  New Skillspan Network Will Increase Skills and Job Training Opportunities for Thousands of People
• JANUARY 27, 2019 | PAYDAY LENDING
  Indiana Community, Faith, and Military Groups Call for Rate Cap on Payday Loans

2018

• AUGUST 31, 2018 | STATUS OF WORKING FAMILIES
  On Labor Day 2018, the Status of Working Families in Indiana Slipping from the Midwest to the South Due to State Policies
• AUGUST 13, 2018 | PAID LEAVE
  Indianapolis is the First Stop on Zero Weeks Tour
• JANUARY 5, 2018 | PAYDAY LENDING
  IN-CAA and IIWF Applaud Payday Rate Cap Bill

2017

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protects Hoosiers from Illegal High-Cost Loans — APRIL 28, 2017
• Institute Applauds Governor Holcomb's Decision to 'Ban the Box' for Indiana's Public Jobs — APRIL 26, 2017
• Open Letter: U.S. DOL Should Protect Those on Path to Economic Security by Implementing Fiduciary Rule — APRIL 25, 2017

2016

• Indiana Earns a D- for Family-Friendly Workplace Policies — AUGUST 5, 2016
• Investing in Child Care would Save Hoosier Families $3201 a Year — APRIL 6, 2016
• Breaking: Hoosier Incomes Stuck at 38th in the U.S., Trail National Average for Growth — MARCH 25, 2016
• Open Letter: New Predatory Payday Lending Products are not Good Public Policy for Indiana — FEBRUARY 24, 2016

2015

• The Indiana Institute for Working Families Received Funding From the Indianapolis Foundation — AUGUST 4, 2015
  
• Institute Program Manager Appointed to State Workforce Innovation Council — JULY 23, 2015
  
• Institute Program Manager Receives National Skills Award— FEBRUARY 13, 2015
• NEW REPORT - Status of Working Families in Indiana: Low-wage Industry Growth Dominates 21st Century, More Balanced Recovery; Poverty and Inequality Still on the Rise in Indiana — JANUARY 15, 2015

2014

• 12/16/2014 — Institute Releases 2015 Public Policy Agenda
• 6/18/2014 — Free Training Offered for Case Managers Working with Low‐Income Families
• 2/11/2014 — New Report: More Indiana Working Mothers Are Low-Income
• 01/28/2014 —  ‘Restore Economic Mobility for Hoosier Families’ at the Indiana Statehouse
• 01/07/2014 —  Exclusive Screening of American Winter to Kick Off Efforts to Restore Economic Mobility for Hoosier Families

2013

• 10/08/2013 — New Report Finds Way to Boost Community College Degree Completion 'Reverse Credit Transfer' would help those who transfer but drop out get a degree
• 9/19/2013 — NO PROGRESS: Slight Drop in Poverty Offset by Increase in Number of Low-Income Hoosiers
• 8/22/2013 — Investing in Education Will Build a Stronger Indiana Economy
• 8/01/2013 — IIFW receives $15,000 grant from the Indianapolis foundation to support the Institute's efforts to conduct an education, advocacy and consensus-building campaign
• 7/8/2013 — STATUS OF WORKING FAMILIES IN INDIANA, 2012 REPORT: MEASURING INDIANA’S ECONOMY BY THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF WORKING FAMILIES
• 1/30/2013 — New Study: Indiana’s Tax System Makes “Terrible Ten” List

2012

• 12/3/2012 — Indiana poised to reap benefits from ‘Credentials of Opportunity’ | Credentials Report
• 10/30/2012 — Groundbreaking Report on Poverty Demonstrates how Hoosier Families are Suffering from “The Cliff Effect”
• 9/20/2012 — Over 1,000,000 Hoosiers Now Live in Poverty
• 9/12/2012 — Poverty Remains Flat, But Income Inequality Increases
• 8/14/2012 — Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage: More Jobs, Higher Wages & Increased GDP in Indiana
• 6/20/2012 — New Analysis Finds GOP Approach to Bush Tax Cuts would Give Richest One Percent of Hoosiers $31,180 More Per Year and Give Poorest 20 Percent $140 Less on Average than Obama’s Approach
• 4/26/2012 — ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN INDIANA SLOWED BY WEAKENED LABOR FORCE, LOW WAGES, AND INCREASING POVERTY
• 4/2/2012 — Strategic Merger Helps Indiana Advance the War on Poverty
• 1/27/2012 — Earned Income Tax Credit Good for Families, Communities, and the Economy

2011

• 12/13/2011 — Indiana Institute for Working Families Releases Report on Work Sharing | Cliff Effect Report
• 11/22/2011 — Indiana Institute for Working Families Announces New Program Goal and Logo
• 11/1/2011 — Indiana Institute for Working Families Announces Funding from the Duke Energy Foundation
• 10/13/2011 — Indiana Institute for Working Families announces Funding from the Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF Affiliate
• 9/22/2011 — Indiana Sees Increase in Child Poverty and Those Who are Severely Poor
• 9/13/2011 — Indiana Experiences One of the Highest Poverty Rate Increases in the Country in 2010
• 8/17/2011 — Indiana Institute for Working Families releases the Second Generation of its Self-Sufficiency Calculator
• 8/2/2011 — Indiana Institute for Working Families Announces New Grant from The
• Joyce Foundation
• 4/25/2011 — INDIANA STATE SENATORS RECOGNIZE IMPORTANCE OF MIDDLE-SKILLS JOBS
• 3/11/2011 — Indiana Institute for Working Families Receives Working Poor Families Project Grant Award
• 2/28/2011 — NEW STATUS OF WORKING FAMILIES REPORT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT A DECADE OF ECONOMIC DECLINE MEANS TO HOOSIER FAMILIES

2010

• 11/22/2010 —Indiana Institute for Working Families Announces New Grant from Lumina Foundation for Education
• 11/16/2010
  • News from EPI: Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage continues to decline sharply
  • EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE EROSION ACCELERATES IN THE RECESSION - Public Safety Net Catches Kids but Fails to Adequately Insure Adults
• 10/7/2010 — New Report: Largest Portion of Job Openings Projected for Indiana by 2016 in "Middle-Skill" Sector
• 9/28/2010 — Indiana Sees Steep Rise in Poverty and Income Loss
• 9/21/2010 — Indiana Institute for Working Families Launches a New Version of the Indiana Self-Sufficiency Standard Calculator
• 9/16/2010 — New Census Data Highlights the Recession's Toll on Indiana and US
• 6/15/2010 — Indiana Institute for Working Families announces Funding from the Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF Affiliate
• 6/14/2010 — Senate Expected to Take Up the Extenders Bill This Week
• 6/8/2010 — Indiana Institute for Working Families announces Funding from Duke Energy Foundation
• 6/4/2010 — Indiana’s Economic Recovery Depends on Extensions When Congress Reconvenes Next Week
• 3/8/2010 — New Report Finds More Indiana Families Earning Less and Living in Poverty
• 2/5/2010
  • Congressional Action Needed to Prevent 160,000 Jobless Hoosier Workers From Losing Unemployment Benefits By June
  • Indiana Facts around the Extension of Unemployment Benefits
• 2/2/2010 — INDIANA PROPERTY TAX CAPS: SHOULD THEY BE IN THE CONSTITUTION?
• 1/28/2010 — TAX CREDITS FOR WORKING FAMILIES: 493,000 Hoosiers Claimed EITC in 2008