From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In no community in Pennsylvania do workers earn enough on a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour to afford an adequate standard of living HARRISBURG — Today, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released an … Continued
Watch a powerful rendition of “We Shall Overcome,” performed in Raleigh, NC by the participants of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival‘s Theomusicology and Movement Arts Convening earlier this month! Thanks to Megan Hollenbeck of the Tennessee Poor … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/27/condescension-box-trump-administrations-snap-proposal/#.WpbP9WrwYdV By David Elliot February 27, 2018 Earlier this month, as part of its overall budget plan, the Trump administration proposed a radical restructuring of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The changes would … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/22/resources-around-coalition-trump-fy19-budget-edition/#.WpAsEoPwYdU By Lecia Imbery February 22, 2018 On Feb. 12, the Trump administration released its Fiscal Year 2019 budget request. Since then, CHN’s members have been busy analyzing the proposal and pointing out the many ways it would slash … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): In 1968, Martin Luther King watched as a teacher in Marks, Mississippi cut an apple in four to feed four hungry students. That sight moved him to tears and inspired him to join with … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The Trump administration has recently put forward their ideas for the budget in 2019, which outlines their priorities – priorities that will harm domestic human needs programs, priorities that will harm millions of … Continued
By Megan Frank Published: February 6, 2018, 10:21 pm Updated: February 7, 2018, 10:34 am HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A new report says Pennsylvania has some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. Last year, nearly 31,000 properties across the commonwealth were foreclosed, … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). WASHINGTON, February 12, 2018 — The president’s fiscal year 2019 budget eviscerates one of the nation’s most successful programs, the … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): Today the Trump Administration released its FY 2019 budget proposal, doubling down on last year’s unprecedented proposed cuts. The budget calls for the elimination of three programs critical to America’s working families … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/08/fueled-broken-social-contract-study-finds-inequality-and-despair-driving-us-life Published on Thursday, February 08, 2018 by Common Dreams While the U.S. is still extremely rich nation, “its wealth is not inclusive” and “the ‘American dream’ is increasingly out of reach” By Julia Conley, staff writer A … Continued