As the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) provides up-to-date information relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we also want to prepare our residents for protecting their mental health as it is an integral and essential component of health. As … Continued
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
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
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
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
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/03/medicare-each-us-age-coronavirus Published on Friday, April 03, 2020 by Common Dreams The U.S. public—and increasingly the business community—are becoming acutely aware of the rising costs and inadequacies of our current for-profit system, particularly as the current epidemic unfolds. There … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): During the current coronavirus crisis, with many of us home-bound to do our part to slow the spread of the virus, grocery stores have become one of our key life lines to the outside world. But … Continued