Strengthening the Foundations of a Thriving Economy: Income and Poverty

This webinar will be held on Monday, May 13, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Despite New Hampshire having the lowest poverty rate among the 50 U.S. states as measured by the Official Poverty Measure, high housing costs and other living expenses indicate more hardships and financial insecurity for Granite Staters near the federal poverty threshold. ...

Strengthening the Foundations of a Thriving Economy: Health

This webinar will be held on Monday, April 29, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Accessible and affordable health care is essential to the well-being and economic security of Granite Staters. Healthy residents are more easily able to find and keep employment, both helping their well-being and bolstering a workforce that can support a thriving and ...

Strengthening the Foundations of a Thriving Economy: Child Care

This webinar will be held on Monday, April 15, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Providing quality child care in New Hampshire is expensive. Even with high tuition costs, profit margins are slim and employee compensation is low. In 2022, New Hampshire child care workers made a median wage of $12.99 an hour, compared to $23.04 ...

NHFPI’s 2023 Budget and Policy Conference

Tackling Workforce Challenges and Strengthening Economic Security Monday, October 16 8:00am – 4:00pm Grappone Conference Center, Concord Join us for NHFPI’s 8th Annual Budget and Policy Conference, where we will bring stakeholders together and feature leading policy experts from various areas to address cross-cutting issues and elevate impactful policy solutions. We will examine workforce challenges ...

Examining the State Budget: Reviewing the Senate’s Proposal

This webinar was held on Monday, June 12, 2023, from 10:30am to 12:00pm. Access the accompanying recording and presentation slides below. The Senate recently completed its work on the State Budget, and the House concurred with its proposed changes. This webinar reviewed the changes made by the Senate to the House’s version of the State ...