While a one-year extension provides only temporary relief, we know it\u2019s a first step in changing the futures of an entire generation of children. For Miguel Gaytan, a father in Phoenix, the Child Tax Credit is a crucial need for his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The child tax credit money has helped my family in so many ways, I’ve been able to catch a break and pay past due bills that have set my family behind. My wife had lost her job during COVID so this money has truly been a lifesaver. I know there are so many other families out there like mine who are still struggling to pay off debts and trying to keep their family afloat, this pandemic is not over and this extra bit of help goes a long way. I hope the government makes this a permanent program so that families can continue to feel supported.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Extending the CTC is extraordinarily vital for low and middle-income families. For working mom, Kattya Valdez and her daughter, Isabella, this is very much the case. Like many families since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, life has been a struggle. Also like many families, the expansion of the CTC has helped ease that burden. As Katya says, <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am very grateful to have a job, but as a single parent, it is sometimes difficult to make ends meet month to month. The Child Tax Credit money has been extremely helpful in paying for my daughter\u2019s tutoring and catching up on my monthly bills.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n You can learn more about the CTC at childtaxcredit.gov. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with thousands of our supporters from Arizona and around the country, we call upon members of both houses of Congress to support the legislation that will be built upon the Build Back Better framework and forever be a part of a historic investment in our nation\u2019s future. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Good leadership means looking out for working families. We commend our nation\u2019s leaders who, through the Build Back Better Framework, have set the path forward to providing families nationwide the resources they need to succeed. Right now, the choice to continue investing in Arizona families is in our elected official\u2019s hands. When the American Rescue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","color_schema":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"\/](\"http:\/\/stand.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/Uncategorized\/IMG-20211029-WA0007.JPG?itok=nsUylezK\")
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