From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): The expanded Child Tax Credit has been a game changer for millions of families who started receiving up to $300 per child per month this summer. There’s just one problem: Unless Congress acts soon, these … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): For months, Congress has been negotiating the Build Back Better Act: a once-in-a-generation budget reconciliation package that may determine whether our country transitions to a clean energy economy and cares for the communities most … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Americans, regardless of whether they are from “blue states” or “red states,” are reliant on the Postal Service, particularly in rural regions, to help keep their communities connected, and to help deliver prescriptions … Continued
We believe that no child in PA should live in deep poverty. The Meet the Need Coalition is excited that legislation is being introduced to increase TANF benefits in Pennsylvania for the first time since 1990! This is historic! Please ask … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The next few days in Congress may be the most consequential of Joe Biden’s presidency. It is not an overstatement to say that our entire human needs investment agenda is on the line. There … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The federal eviction moratorium, which was thrown out by the Supreme Court, was a vital protection keeping millions of families safely housed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. To prevent a homelessness crisis, Congress approved … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Summer break is over, and not only are kids back in school, Congress is now back in session! We don’t know what summer and the last year and a half looked like for members of Congress, … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We are on the verge of passing a truly historic agenda that will lift up tens of millions of Americans, reduce childhood poverty, provide good jobs while transforming our economy towards investments in … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This message is from Tori and Carrie, two Pennsylvania moms. We promise this is important. We are both working moms with sons with exceptionalities, so we know what being overbooked, overworked, and overtired looks like! We … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Washington, DC, September 15, 2021—A U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday demonstrates very clearly the powerful role of federal programs in helping avert what could have been a significant spike in poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic … Continued