From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Mothers who give birth while using free health insurance (known as Medicaid) can lose access to their health coverage just 60 days following the birth of a child. That means that two months after birth, … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The COVID-19 pandemic has created devastating health and economic problems for millions of families in the United States. The good news is, President Biden’s proposed Child Tax Credit would nearly cut child poverty … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): FEBRUARY 9, 2021 BY CHUCK MARR, KRIS COX, STEPHANIE HINGTGEN, KATIE WINDHAM AND ARLOC SHERMAN PDF of this report (13 pp.) ON THIS TOPIC BLOG Jobs Recovery Still Long Way Off, Especially for Low-Wage Workers and Workers of … Continued
From the American Immigration Council (https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/): The administration is working to turn the page on a dark chapter of our nation’s history. On Tuesday evening, the president signed several executive orders that begin to rectify some of the most devastating … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Paid leave saves lives, during the pandemic and always. Congress let it expire in December. We must include it in the next COVID-19 relief package. Join us at https://action.momsrising.org/letter/permanent_paidleave_congress to tell Congress this isn’t negotiable, and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Child care is a collective responsibility and a public good. Like clean water, safe food, and good public schools, high quality, affordable child care is a shared priority that benefits everyone. We need to ensure that … Continued
The new year marks the start of a new legislative session in Harrisburg. Thankfully, the Family Care Act’s lead sponsors have hit the ground running in 2021: PA Senators Dan Laughlin and Maria Collett, along with PA Representatives Wendi Thomas … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “We not only have an economic imperative to act now, I believe we have a moral obligation. In this pandemic in America, we can not let people go hungry. We can not let people get evicted. … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Join providers, parents, advocates and allies from across Pennsylvania in demanding that Governor Wolf and our General Assembly STOP the reinstatement of a policy that will close more child care providers! Over the course of … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s a back to school season like none we have ever experienced before. Instead of reviewing school supply lists, we’re dealing with a lot of uncertainty and scrambling to figure out what to do if (!?!?) … Continued