From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a press statement on priorities for an interim emergency COVID-19 package. Included in that list was a “15 percent increase … Continued
As the COVID-19 crisis spreads rapidly throughout the country and people in small towns, small cities and rural communities are some of the most at risk populations with fewer hospitals, health care workers and resources for testing and treatment. We’re … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): People experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and are far more likely to need hospitalization and to die as a result of the illness. It is not only a moral imperative … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/2/1933655/-Seven-year-old-girl-and-dad-finally-released-after-horrific-250-days-at-migrant-family-jail Gabe Ortiz Protesters outside the Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania last year. In a major victory for advocacy groups that have been pushing for their release, a seven-year-old child and her dad were finally freed from a migrant … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The news pouring in of deaths across the nation—across the world—from COVID-19 has been nothing short of heartbreaking. The COVID-19 crisis is shining a bright light on the many devastating shortcomings of our current health care … Continued
Date: Thursday, April 9th Scripture: Matthew 25:36 “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” By Marsha Roscoe, Deacon, Collaborative Mission Center Director, Lower Susquehanna Synod Somewhere … Continued
National Labor Exchange Launches Job Resource to Support Displaced Workers during Coronavirus Pandemic Today, nonprofits DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), announce the launch of NeedAJobNow.USNLx.com, a job site dedicated to providing a centralized location … Continued
For the past several years, Shoulder to Shoulder has helped facilitate and uplift multi-faith connections during Ramadan through our United States of Love Over Hate campaign. Usually this has happened around real dinner tables sharing real food, face to face. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/31/fed-economists-warn-us-unemployment-rate-could-soon-reach-32-during-great-depression Published on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 by Common Dreams “These are very large numbers by historical standards, but this is a rather unique shock that is unlike any other experienced by the U.S. economy in the last … Continued