Stephanie Holcomb

Social policy researcher & PhD Candidate @RutgersU focused on employment policy, the social safety net, and program evaluation. Tweets are personal views.

[Heldrich Center for Workforce Development @heldrichcenter]

1/ #Libraries play a critical role in #workforcedevelopment. They provide welcoming community spaces with computers and Internet access, as well as an array of #careerservices for those seeking a new job or looking to learn a new skill.

[New Jersey State Policy Lab @NJPolicyLab]

Today we have published a new report, authored by Stephanie Walsh, @gporumbe, & @AndreaHetling, examining different ways to increase the efficiency of learning information about government programs such as SNAP:
https://t.co/45vYd9dodA

[Scholars Strategy Network (bsky: @scholars.org) @SSNScholars]

The #InfrastructureBill has potential to make digital access a higher govt priority, but "fully closing the digital divide will require much more," say @RutgersU's @sholcomb7, @AndreaHetling, Vishal Trehan & @gporumbe for @newsbreakApp. #HR3684

Read: https://t.co/VPGSi1m8TE

[Scholars Strategy Network-New Jersey/Philadelphia @SSN_NJ_Philly]

@SSNScholars members @AndreaHetling and @sholcomb7 (with @gporumbe and Vishal Trehan) note that "while the Murphy administration was successful in giving students access they previously lacked, the digital divide remains a problem."

@ConversationUS

https://t.co/fLjyDwv6qv

[New Jersey State Policy Lab @NJPolicyLab]

We're spending the week publicizing our ongoing projects. Today we discuss the project @cornwall_RUN is doing on equity in education in New Jersey.

[Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey @Diana_CBPP]

#TANF turns 25 next month. What would've happened if it had the same reach as AFDC? The answer: two million more families with kids would've received vital cash assistance to meet their basic needs (think diapers, menstrual hygiene products, winter coats etc.)

[Bloustein School @blousteinschool]

👏 👏 CONGRATULATIONS 👏 👏 to PhD candidate @sholcomb7 who received a @HorowitzFdn social science research grant to support her dissertation research on how county-level administration of cash assistance affects program access and equity. Read more at https://t.co/GwUzQCTOVd

[Stephanie Holcomb @sholcomb7]

@SSN_NJ_Philly @blousteinschool @JoanieMazelis @JuliaSassRubin @katelynn_cruz Thank you!! :)

[Stephanie Holcomb @sholcomb7]

Still beaming about being one of 25 doctoral candidates to receive a @HorowitzFdn grant this year! I am so grateful for the Foundation and the important work they do, and so inspired by the work of the other recipients.

[Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy @HorowitzFdn]

Today the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy is pleased to introduce its class of 2020 grant recipients. Our Trustees are glad to be able to support this group of twenty-five young scholars pursuing innovative and urgent policy research. 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/PApwBiX9Ze

[Stephanie Holcomb @sholcomb7]

So proud of my colleague @michelemmartin! We hear about these experiences with the hiring process from job seekers across many of our research projects @heldrichcenter and no one is more familiar with the root causes and solutions than Michele.

[MS NOW Reports @MSNOW_Reports]

Director of New Start Career Network @michelemmartin shares what she's hearing from people still struggling to find work even as the latest jobs report found that the economy added 559,000 jobs in May.

#RuhleReports

[Michele Martin @michelemmartin]

Yes--I see this every day. The hiring process does not favor career changers, especially when workers are more readily available, yet we continue to blame workers for not making the change.

[The Century Foundation @TCFdotorg]

Anxiety and depression rates skyrocketed during the pandemic, constituting a public health crisis, write @RnningEconomist, @drtaylor09, and @WMRodgersIII. Disparities exist by age, race, and income.

Read their new report: https://t.co/nnzgLtsg70

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

“Imagine seeing a group of nannies and blasting “Learn to code!” at them as life advice. The low-skill label flattens workers to a single attribute, ignoring the capacities they have and devaluing the work they do.”

Important piece from @AnnieLowrey.

https://t.co/xig0ZNAGe2

[Joan Maya Mazelis @JoanieMazelis]

One of the most fulfilling parts of what I do is belonging to @SSNScholars! @sholcomb7 made this gorgeous spotlight for @SSN_NJ_Philly - thanks so much for this, Stephanie.

[Joan Maya Mazelis @JoanieMazelis]

Check out our @CCF_Families report: "the growing burden of student loan debt, especially in conjunction with the economic recession caused by the pandemic, is influencing multiple arenas of young adults’ lives" @Rutgers_Camden @CureCamden @SSNScholars @SSN_NJ_Philly #StudentDebt

[Michele Martin @michelemmartin]

Long-term unemployment (6+ months) is financially, emotionally, and socially devastating with serious long-term impacts for individuals, their families, and communities. We are going to see serious scars from this.

[Bloomberg Technology @technology]

Many Amazon warehouse employees struggle to pay the bills. More than 4,000 are on food stamps. Some are even homeless

https://t.co/MqwQvKBcLe

[Stephanie Holcomb @sholcomb7]

In addition to the high and inequitable levels of employment loss, the @uscensusbureau's Household Pulse Survey shows staggering rates of food and housing insecurity and experiences of anxiety and depression.

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

Today's release of @uscensusbureau's hardship data is extremely troubling. Here's what we're seeing & why it's troubling (Thread) ⬇️⬇️

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

When we use social services, we’re not taking a handout. We’re just using services we already paid for with our own taxes.

If we want to talk about handouts, let’s talk about the tax breaks given to billionaires. Those are handouts.

[Stephanie Holcomb @sholcomb7]

A recent GAO report shows that millions of full-time, low wage workers in the US rely on Medicaid and SNAP to meet basic needs.
https://t.co/G9Mq1a8wSY