From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): We again find ourselves in sorrow as bombs were found in New York area neighborhoods, one of which injured many innocent people. In our grief though, we do not want to forget … Continued
From First Focus (https://firstfocus.org/): The report, Kids’ Share 2016: Federal Expenditures on Children through 2015 and Future Projections, offers a hard look at federal money available to kids. It was funded by First Focus and the Annie E. Casey Foundation … Continued
By: HUD Exchange Published: September 13, 2016 HUD published a final rule formalizing legal standards under the Fair Housing Act for sexual and other forms of harassment in housing. In addition, HUD is issuing Fair Housing Act guidance on local “nuisance ordinances” that may … Continued
Check out the Coalition for Peace Action’s 2016 Presidential Peace Voter Guide at https://www.peacecoalition.org/campaigns/peace-voter-2016.html. It is thoroughly researched, and compares the major party candidates on key issues with which CFPA has been engaged, including Gun Violence and Climate Justice. This … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/09/21/please-read-this-penetrating-indictment-of-the-every-student-succeeds-act/ Participating earlier this week in one of the Ohio Department of Education’s stakeholder meetings about the plan Ohio will be developing to submit to the U.S. Department of Education to comply with the new Every Student Succeeds … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Anti-Poverty Programs Help Alleviate Costs, But More Must Be Done to Reduce Burdens Despite recent U.S. Census Bureau data showing reductions in the poverty rate and increases in household median income, millions of … Continued
“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul.” from Psalm 23 Where would we be without nature, our environment, God’s creation? A loss of experiencing the “outdoors” has … Continued
From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): A horrible car accident and Tammie’s broken neck meant that she couldn’t work. With only her husband’s income to support the family, debt piled up. As a pastor, I know that robbing people in … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Today, the Food Research & Action Center released a report, Food Hardship in America: Households with Children Especially Hard Hit, which shows that despite an improving economy, far too many Americans — … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis Rodriguez shares his vision for the new PPC “I see the New Poor People’s Campaign being about abundance, a recognition that nature can provide if we have the proper relationship … Continued