From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Summer is here, and we need to put the heat on Congress to take action on child care NOW! We’ve been reaching out to you on child care because we hear from families, especially moms, every … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Congress is working to pass legislation to address climate and energy issues, improve the country’s manufacturing capacity, and protect people from rising costs―and that can pass both the House and Senate this summer … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): NOTE: You need not be Lutheran to use this tool. As Christians, we pray for daily bread, not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors. As Lutherans, we believe we are called to … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Raising child care wages not only recognizes child care professionals deserve pay that reflects their important work, it will increase child care programs’ ability to recruit and retain qualified staff. This will reduce the staff turnover … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The infant formula shortage has been going on for months now and we just learned that most states are experiencing a 74% out-of-stock rate, with 10 states seeing even higher rates near 90%. [1] We know … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Do you remember show and tell? You know, where you would bring something you liked or an object you found interesting to show to classmates, friends and teachers. Well, right now it’s time to SHOW and … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Low wages are not only impacting child care professionals but are driving a state-wide staffing crisis resulting in: over 32,400 children sitting on waiting lists; and nearly 7,000 open child care positions. More than 30,000 … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The news has been overwhelming about the baby formula shortage. If you have a child under the age of 1 and are dealing with this, you know how stressful, scary, and frustrating the shortage is. You … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Throughout the pandemic, Congress and the Biden Administration demonstrated how government can be a source for good, lifting up millions of children and families. From the expanded Child Tax Credit to healthy school … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Did you hear the news that Amazon is no longer going to provide paid leave to workers who test positive for Covid-19 and need to miss work? [1] At the beginning of the pandemic, Amazon offered … Continued