Please consider adding your name to a letter to Governor Wolf (below) calling on him to issue reprieves or temporarily suspend the sentences of elderly and vulnerable incarcerated persons most at risk from the coronavirus. SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED BY CLOSE … Continued
VA help to avoid foreclosure If you fall far behind on your mortgage payments, your mortgage servicer (the company that handles collecting the money for your lender) can take your house to cover the money owed. This process is called … Continued
From We the People PA (http://wethepeoplepa.org/): Sadly, some Pennsylvania legislators are pushing forward legislation this week to override Governor Wolf’s necessary closure of businesses in order to protect our health and lives. Please use our online tool at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/24465b67c4a22f36de2bfbac374c4710 … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This week, the Administration announced that it has decided NOT to reopen the Affordable Care Act marketplace, which would have made it possible for people who are uninsured to access health coverage. In … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): By now, you have surely heard the PA state prison system was officially placed under quarantine as a proactive measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among residents and staff. There have now been … Continued
April 2, 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Overview: The $2 trillion economic relief plan was signed into law by President Trump on Friday, March 27th. Its components include stimulus payments to individuals, expanded unemployment coverage, student … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Every morning for the last two weeks I’ve woken up wondering what impact this COVID-19 crisis will have on my toddler’s life along with our entire country. My partner and I are juggling our work schedules … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/02/never-seen-anything-it-economists-warn-66-million-new-jobless-claims-portend Published on Thursday, April 02, 2020 by Common Dreams “A portrait of disaster. Unemployment insurance claims for the last two weeks are mind-blowing.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer People wait in line as volunteers distribute food in … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): At Team Sierra, we’ve been working hard to build a community of people who are protecting the planet. Today is the first day of Earth Month, and the 22nd marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re all feeling it — the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for our loved ones and our collective future, and we cannot ignore the many ways in which the coronavirus crisis is … Continued