Updated Sep 10, 5:30 PM; Posted Sep 10, 5:13 AM By Jillian Atelsek, Special to PennLive On paper, Chris Kimmenez has every tool you’d think he needs to recover from the ordeal. He’s a former Marine with a hardened shell, a … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Each week during the Season of Creation, we are focusing on one part of our shared ministry for God’s Creation. This week, we focus on our public lands. Our public lands can provide a sanctuary … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Have you or your congregation or community group ever been involved in helping resettle or welcome refugees? If so please sign at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxzn04NZ2iGiaBrxCz2PCj9NFhy57OUMd1wrZgdJOks8oJnA/viewform. The refugee resettlement program is in grave threat of being dismantled through … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): The U.S. Census Bureau released devastating news on health coverage: In 2018, the number of uninsured individuals in America increased by 1.9 million, bringing the uninsured rate from 7.9% in 2017 to 8.5% in 2018. This is … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/children-and-families-trouble-census-data-show-declining-health-coverage Nearly a decade into a long economic recovery from the Great Recession, the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty and health insurance reports for 2018 show resounding signs of trouble for our country’s lowest-income residents. Most alarmingly, the number … Continued
From Keystone Counts (https://www.keystonecounts.org/): The Keystone Counts coalition is thrilled to announce that we have received a $1 million grant from the William Penn Foundation to support our “Get Out the Count” campaign. This generous grant is the largest census-related … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The cost of childcare in America is out of control. It’s gotten to the point where many parents leave good-paying jobs to care for young children instead of attempting to afford childcare. In Washington, … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): The scope of the problem is vast: Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have estimated that as many as 10 million people may be exposed to unsafe levels of PFAS, … Continued
Members of the state legislature and the administration comprising the 2019 Special Education Funding Commission met for an initial organizational meeting on August 27th to review the purpose of the body and discuss next steps. The Commission, established by Act 16 … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/05/vision-justice-117-rights-groups-offer-roadmap-transform-us-criminal-legal-system Published on Thursday, September 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “We simply cannot live up to the values we profess if we don’t end mass incarceration and eliminate the deep racial bias entrenched in the current system.” By … Continued