Boosting Low-Income Children's Opportunities to Succeed Through Direct Income Support  Arloc Sherman, BA, Brandon DeBot, BA, Chye-Ching Huang, LLM  Academic Pediatrics  Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages S90-S97 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.008 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Major tax credits and means-tested programs lifted millions out of poverty in 2012. Reproduced from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.1 Academic Pediatrics 2016 16, S90-S97DOI: (10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Correcting for under-reporting shows even bigger effect of the safety net. Reproduced from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.2 Academic Pediatrics 2016 16, S90-S97DOI: (10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Earned Income Tax Credit for households with 1 child, 2015. Reproduced from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.6 Academic Pediatrics 2016 16, S90-S97DOI: (10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Working-family tax credits help at every stage of life. Reproduced from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.6 Academic Pediatrics 2016 16, S90-S97DOI: (10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Children with access to food stamps fare better years later. Reproduced from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.3 Academic Pediatrics 2016 16, S90-S97DOI: (10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.008) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions