Lori Kowaleski-Jones, Norman Waitzman, Maren Curtis, Cathleen Zick, Greg McDonald
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The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is an important economic safety net for many working families across America. Enacted in 1975, the credit provides credit to low- and moderate-income households with labor income. Receipt of the EITC has been demonstrated to provide substantial benefits to direct recipients, benefits that cascade intergenerationally, and benefits for communities in which recipients reside. The full potential of the EITC has not been realized because of a relatively low participation rate. In this paper, we describe a framework designed to increase participation in the EITC and the results of pilot testing that utilized this framework in Utah. Overall, our work suggests that schools might work best as locations for EITC take-up interventions when family engagement centers are present. Our recommendation is to use these structures as effective outreach.
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The Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Communityis on the cutting edge of social action and change, not only covering current thought and developments, but also defining future directions in the field. Under the editorship of Joseph R. Ferrari since 1995, Prevention in Human Services was retitled as the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Communityto reflect its focus of providing professionals with information on the leading, effective programs for community intervention and prevention of problems. Because of its intensive coverage of selected topics and the sheer length of each issue, the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community is the first-and in many cases, primary-source of information for mental health and human services development.
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