Imagine Nebraska’s economy as a big ladder that reaches from poverty to prosperity. Most of us like to believe that we got to our place on the ladder through our own hard work, and we want to believe that others closer to the ground are perfectly capable of climbing as high as they would like. […]
In 2019, an average of 4,640 Nebraska families received monthly assistance through Aid to Dependent Children, Nebraska’s direct cash assistance program funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families federal block grant. In 2022, only 2,766 families received ADC. In 2014, Nebraska had a TANF “rainy day” fund balance of more than $55 million, which […]
