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
Sign the petition to Congress at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-to-congress-save-the-usps-and-provide-services-to-all-pass-the-postal-banking-act: Save the USPS and provide services to all! Pass the Postal Banking Act. It’s time to immediately address attempts to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). An immediate step in the right direction, … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Senate Bill 109 (SB109) passed the House and the Senate last week. Thank you, Senate and House Republicans and Democrats, for quickly getting this legislation to the Governor’s Desk for signature. Not only was … 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
WASHINGTON — The White House Tuesday released a fact sheet indicating that President Joe Biden will sign an executive order directing federal agencies to review Trump public charge regulations that have effectively denied millions in immigrant families health care and … Continued
The National Union of the Homeless is putting out a call for people interested in helping to form a statewide PA Union of the Homeless. For more background and history on the National Union of the Homeless, please see here. Homelessness … Continued
From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): High-quality early childhood education promises to address many challenges that young children experiencing homelessness face. To keep that promise, both the homeless housing and early education systems need to communicate effectively so that parents … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order extending the federal moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent through March 31, following the directive issued by President Biden on his first … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Throughout the pandemic, postal workers have courageously and reliably fulfilled their mission—even in the face of a Postmaster General who has undermined their work and sabotaged the mail service we all rely on. … Continued