From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): With many new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) being announced every day, it’s clear we need to: Stay calm and listen to the experts [1] Wash our hands and avoid touching our faces And urge Congress … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): NLIHC released its annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, which finds a shortage of seven million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renters, those who have incomes … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): One woman’s story: When I gave birth to my son four years ago, I had no idea what I was going to do for child care. I worked a full-time, non-flexible job from 9-5 pm, and … Continued
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The constant effort to make ends meet can lead to mistakes in judgment NOAH SMITH The nature of poverty in rich countries has changed. The sort of material deprivation common in developing nations is effectively a thing of … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Now that the President’s FY 2021 budget proposal is out, the federal budget cycle is officially underway. And there’s something you can do right from the start. Members of the House of … Continued
From ELCA Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy): The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in January proposed a new rule that would weaken oversight and national data on fair housing initiatives in low-income communities of color. Under the proposal, the Affirmatively Furthering … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Exciting news! The State Housing Tax Credit (SB 30) has passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill will now move to the Senate floor. Go to https://housingalliancepa.org/take-action/#/69 to tell your Senator that … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Temperatures are dropping and snow is starting to fall across parts of our country, signaling the start of winter and the holiday season. But one thing is clear as ice: We have a child care crisis, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/06/now-lets-do-everywhere-kansas-city-missouri-approves-free-public-transit-all Published on Friday, December 06, 2019 by Common Dreams Measure championed as “visionary” way to reduce inequality and better serve everyone in the community. By Julia Conley, staff writer The Kansas City Council unanimously voted Thursday to … Continued
Posted at https://frac.org/news/snap-rule-would-take-food-from-people-in-need-in-areas-with-too-few-jobs Statement attributed to James D. Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, December 4, 2019 — Today, the Trump administration issued a final rule that would weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s first defense against hunger — and … Continued