From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): Recent studies show middle and lower-class Americans have shifted focus away from the traditional American Dream of upward mobility. Americans are instead striving for a stable income without unpredictable spikes and dips … Continued
From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): Raise the Wage PA participated in a press conference with Senator Art Haywood on August 17 calling for including increasing the minimum wage into the drawn out budget process in Harrisburg. Contact your state … Continued
From First Focus (https://firstfocus.org/): Child poverty in the U.S. remains high, with nearly 1 in 5 children living in poverty. In order to make real headway in reducing child poverty in the U.S., we need a national commitment that involves … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): This statement from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) can be attributed to Oliva Golden, CLASP Executive Director Washington, DC, August 15, 2017—The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) stands firmly with others in expressing … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/08/11/rethinking-workforce-training-low-income-moms/#.WY3UCFWGMdU By Carol Burnett August 11, 2017 Editor’s note: This post was written by Carol Burnett, the founder and executive director of the Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative, a nonprofit that has been a champion for affordable child care … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): BACKGROUND: Monday, July 31st was the day that the average earnings of Black women in the United States FINALLY caught up to the average earnings of what White men earned in 2016. Your voice is needed now … Continued
Thanks to the Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians (CLIP) for alerting us to this article. July 31, 2017 The Conversation By Laura Hussey President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slice US$21.7 billion over a decade, or 13.1 percent, from Temporary Assistance … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a major change in who is eligible to receive overtime pay. Thanks to your hard work, DOL raised the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 to … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Members of Congress are using flawed numbers to promote legislation that would deprive consumers of the right to join together in class action lawsuits against financial institutions. The bill would repeal a new rule … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (http://www.pennpirg.org/home): If you have a credit card or bank account, you likely won’t be able to sue your bank if they commit fraud or charge illegal fees. Big banks bury “ripoff clauses” deep … Continued