Category Archives: families

Ask Congress to Keep WIC and Meals-On-Wheels Off the Chopping Block

Posted on February 26, 2013 by s_strauss

From the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger (http://www.hungercoalition.org/): Unless Congress acts within the next week, vulnerable children, families and seniors will face deep cuts in the services they depend on to put food on the table. Across the nation, hundreds … Continue reading →

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Tell Congress to Adopt a Balanced Approach that Protects Children and the Economy

Posted on February 22, 2013 by s_strauss

From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Sequestration – automatic cuts to federal funding for a broad range of crucial programs – is scheduled to go into effect on March 1. Congress can halt these cuts. Next week the … Continue reading →

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Costly Tax Cuts Would Shortchange Schools, Human Services

Posted on February 15, 2013 by s_strauss

From Better Choices for Pennsylvania (http://betterchoicesforpa.com/): After we’ve been through years of state budget cuts, one of the first actions of the Pennsylvania General Assembly is two new tax cut proposals that would cost the state tens of millions of … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversaries for Women and Families–Pledge to be an Advocate in 2013

Posted on January 30, 2013 by s_strauss

From the National Partnership for Women and Families (http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer): In 2013, we will celebrate noteworthy anniversaries of several historic advances for women and families. Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade; February … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Cliff Notes—January 28, Webinar

Posted on January 24, 2013 by s_strauss

From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): As Congress heads toward another fiscal cliff, join us for an informative webinar on what has happened, what comes next, and what you can do about it. Monday, January 28, 1:30 p.m. – … Continue reading →

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FRAC Statement: New IOM Report Outlines Steps to Address SNAP Benefit Adequacy

Posted on January 18, 2013 by s_strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Washington, D.C. – January 17, 2013 – Research has long shown and lines at food pantries have long demonstrated that benefit levels for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are too low, … Continue reading →

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Report: More Pennsylvanians Having Trouble Answering the Dinner Bell

Posted on January 4, 2013 by s_strauss

Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30020-1 (12/21/12) PHILADELPHIA – A just released report on hunger shows the number of people seeking food assistance in Pennsylvania’s largest city is up 41 percent in the past year. The study from … Continue reading →

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New Tax Credit Resources from the National Women’s Law Center

Posted on December 7, 2012 by s_strauss

From the National Women’s Law Center (http://www.nwlc.org/): Here’s a sad fact: Each year millions of American families forgo valuable income when they fail to claim tax credits for which they are eligible. That means that millions of dollars of tax … Continue reading →

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Heat and Eat: Crucial Program for PA Low-Income Households On the Line

Posted on December 3, 2012 by s_strauss

Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29563-1 (12/03/12) PHILADELPHIA – “Fiscal cliff” negotiations in Washington are taking aim at many critical programs, including one in Pennsylvania that helps make sure thousands of low-income residents can heat their homes and … Continue reading →

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Send a Thanksgiving Message to Congress: Protect People in Poverty

Posted on November 21, 2012 by s_strauss

From the National Council of Churches’ Poverty Initiative (http://www.nccendpoverty.org/index.html): Many churches remember people living in poverty during holiday seasons by preparing and delivering food and gift baskets to those in the community who might otherwise go without. Some churches also … Continue reading →

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