New York Times: Professor Acevedo-Garcia Explains How New GOP Bill Harms Children with Immigrant Relatives

The Trump administration is pushing sweeping policy changes to restrict undocumented immigrants and some legal immigrants from accessing federal benefits like housing, food stamps, Medicaid, and the Child Tax Credit. While officials say the goal is to prevent misuse of taxpayer funds, critics argue the measures will disproportionately harm U.S. citizen children in mixed-status families […]

Renowned Researcher Dr. Acevedo-Garcia and Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development Join BU School of Social Work

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, MPA-URP, a renowned researcher of child health equity and social policy, and director of the newly created Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development (IECOHD), joins Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) in January 2025.   IECOHD is a multimillion-dollar research institute and is home to www.diversitydatakids.org, a comprehensive research […]