This op-ed by Rev. Sandy Strauss and Kathleen Daugherty (Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians) was published on PennLive on Monday, June 17 at https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2019/06/what-is-it-about-the-poor-opinion.html. The Ethic of Reciprocity — often called the Golden Rule — simply states that we are to treat other people … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): HB 33, the bill that would eliminate General Assistance (GA), is scheduled to move through the House Appropriations Committee today and may be up for a final vote on the House floor as early as this … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-06-14/senior-issues/pa-family-care-act-gaining-support/a66804-1 June 14, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window AARP Pennsylvania State President Joanne Grossi joined state legislators in calling for passage of the Family Care Act. (PA Senate Republican Communications) … Continued
SB360, Intergenerational Poverty Bill has been introduced and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The bill is rather specific, however, the key takeaways are: requires the Department of Human Services to establish and maintain a data system … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): As you probably know, General Assistance is at risk of being eliminated, again. This is a critical program that helps people with disabilities, people fleeing domestic violence, and people in treatment for substance use … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Right now, the Administration is trying to quietly change the way we define poverty. Each year the poverty line—the income amount that defines who is and isn’t in poverty—is adjusted for inflation. The … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): HB 33, the bill to eliminate General Assistance, is likely to move as part of the budget this June. This means that we only have a couple of weeks to make our voices heard … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): HB 71 – the Accelerated Eviction bill passed out of the House Urban Affairs Committee on May 14. Please contact your state representative at https://housingalliancepa.org/take-action/#/64 today to ask him/her to oppose Accelerated Eviction when it … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): We are at the start of yet another federal budget cycle. The Alliance’s top priority is a substantial increase in funding for HUD’s homeless assistance programs (the Continuum of Care, and the Emergency … Continued
Go to https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/07/2019-09106/request-for-comment-on-the-consumer-inflation-measures-produced-by-federal-statistical-agencies to provide a comment. From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): CBPP Statement: May 7, 2019 – For Immediate Release BY SHARON PARROTT The Administration yesterday floated a proposal to use a lower measure of inflation when adjusting the … Continued