Tell Congress to Stop the Child Care Crisis

From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): High-quality child care plays a crucial role in supporting children’s healthy development, learning, and school readiness, while also supporting parents’ ability to work, train, or pursue an education. Sadly, too many families struggle … Continued

‘A Sobering Moment’: UN Warns Planet Could See Cataclysmic 2.9°C of Heating by 2100

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/26/sobering-moment-un-warns-planet-could-see-cataclysmic-29degc-heating-2100 “These alarming findings merit a transformative response at COP27,” said the president-designate of the upcoming climate talks. JAKE JOHNSON October 26, 2022 A United Nations report published Wednesday ahead of November’s COP27 talks warns that planetary heating could … Continued

Urge PA Members of Congress to Cosponsor Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act—deadline November 4

From the Home Visiting Coalition (https://nationalhomevisitingcoalition.org/): We received word from the House Ways and Means Committee staff this afternoon that the deadline to add additional cosponsors to H.R. 8876 – The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act … Continued

Children in Shelters Continue to Face Challenges in Finding Support

From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): The Building Early Links for Learning (BELL) program released its 2022 infographic comparing rates of early childhood program participation for young children staying in Philadelphia emergency and transitional shelters covering periods before and during … Continued

PA Open Enrollment for Health Insurance Begins Nov. 1

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-10-25/consumer/pa-open-enrollment-for-health-insurance-begins-nov-1/a81175-1 October 25, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians will be shopping for new health insurance plans for next year when open enrollment begins on Nov. … Continued

Tell the President to Raise the Overtime Salary Threshold So Millions Receive the Overtime Pay They Deserve

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From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Our Social Security system is strong, but one reason billionaire front-groups have successfully undermined it is that it works best when society is fair. That means that increased economic inequality actually weakens Social Security. Right … Continued