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Chabeli Carrazana

Economy and Child Care Reporter (She/Her)

I’m Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th’s economy and child care reporter. I’ve been an economy reporter for a decade, getting my start at the Miami Herald and then the Orlando Sentinel.

At The 19th, I’ve crafted a different kind of economy beat. In my work, you’ll read about the women and LGBTQ+ folks who make up the majority of the nation’s low-income workforce and a growing portion of small business owners — a group often invisible in news coverage. As the granddaughter of a former child care worker, I’m honored to be one of the nation’s only child care reporters, bringing you stories you won’t read anywhere else about how child care policies — or the lack of them — are changing people’s lives.

I’m proud to have been recognized as a national Livingston Award finalist for my economy coverage in 2021 and as an Online Journalism Awards finalist for my child care coverage in 2024. I’m a University of Florida graduate (Go Gators!) and live in Orlando with my husband, toddler and scene-stealing corgi. I was born in Cuba, grew up in Miami y hablo español.

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Latest from Chabeli Carrazana

The 19th Explains: Everything you need to know to claim the child tax credit this tax filing season

Although the monthly child tax credit payments are over, parents will still have to claim the second half of the credit with their tax return, a process that will likely prove confusing for many.

Chabeli Carrazana · January 24, 2022
Black women in Martin Luther King Jr.'s neighborhood will soon receive monthly cash payments

A new guaranteed income program will send $850 monthly payments to Black women over two years, beginning in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, where King popularized the idea of direct cash payments half a century ago.

Chabeli Carrazana · January 17, 2022
Monthly child tax credit payments have ended. The future of the program now hangs in the balance

This month will be the first time since July that parents won’t be able to rely on the child tax credit. Parents will have to claim the remainder of the credit in their taxes, a challenge that is likely to hit the most vulnerable families, as Congress debates the policy’s future.

Chabeli Carrazana · January 13, 2022
In 2021, almost twice as many women joined the workforce than men

Last year saw women return from some of the employment depths caused by the pandemic, with the largest gains going to Latinas and Black women. But there are still more than a million jobs to recover before returning to pre-pandemic levels.

Chabeli Carrazana · January 7, 2022
At-home businesses are growing. Women and people of color benefit the most

The pandemic has fueled the passage of new ordinances in cities and states allowing entrepreneurs to set up businesses from home — a boon for women and people of color who face systemic barriers.

Chabeli Carrazana · December 27, 2021
The U.S. was close to universal paid leave. With the collapse of Build Back Better, it's all fallen apart.

The United States is one of only seven nations that does not offer paid leave. Even the proposed amount Congress was considering was far less than what most other countries have offered their workers for decades.

Chabeli Carrazana · December 20, 2021
Did the pandemic change dads forever?

For some families, the pandemic scrambled gender roles. These dads say they aren't going back.

Chabeli Carrazana · December 15, 2021
Many people with disabilities are paid just pennies. Build Back Better could help end that

The subminimum wage allows employers to pay people with disabilities cents on the hour for their work. A provision in the Build Back Better Act would incentivize states to help end the practice.

Chabeli Carrazana, Sara Luterman · December 13, 2021
Supreme Court rules that abortion providers can sue over Texas law

The decision does not immediately change the availability of abortion in Texas and leaves open an avenue for states to pass future abortion restrictions.

Shefali Luthra, Chabeli Carrazana · December 10, 2021
The federal government is making a new investment in women-owned small businesses

The Small Business Administration is elevating its Office of Women’s Business Ownership to report directly to the SBA administrator, raising its profile and power.

Chabeli Carrazana · December 7, 2021