EAP helps low-income families who have lost wages and are experiencing financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is open to families with a child under the age of 18 or a woman who is currently pregnant. Families … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): A new report by Director of EPI’s Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson and Senior Economist Elise Gould explores how racial and economic inequality have left many Black workers with few good options … Continued
06-08-20 The richest Americans continue to get richer, while 21 million Americans are on unemployment. BY KRISTIN TOUSSAINT As millions of unemployed Americans bear the brunt of economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. billionaires have seen the opposite: a massive … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): When our economic security is crumbling, the last thing we need is a $135 billion tax break for millionaires. But hidden deep in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Capital-Star (https://www.penncapital-star.com/): A new report has highlighted an inconsistency in federal assistance to states fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, with states with smaller populations and a smaller caseload receiving more assistance, per-capita, than states with larger populations and … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Farmworkers who grow, pick, and pack the food that ends up on our grocery store shelves have been deemed essential workers who are critical to our country’s infrastructure during the coronavirus pandemic. But right now, … Continued
From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org): Census data tells us that 13% of Pennsylvania households live in poverty. In reality, even more households don’t have the income they need to reach self-sufficiency. One in four Pennsylvania households – over 846,000 – lack … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Without paid sick days and family/medical leave, governors can’t safely reopen their economies –especially as pandemic death rates continue to rise and widespread testing for COVID-19 is still not available. [1,2] In fact, right now the majority of workers still … Continued
Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ 2020 conference theme is “Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored!” As the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the deeply rooted systemic injustice and institutionalized racism that traps communities of color in cycles of poverty and poor health outcomes, … Continued
