03/02/2021 Harrisburg, PA – The departments of Human Services (DHS) and Education (PDE) today submitted for federal approval the Wolf Administration’s plan to issue more than $1 billion in federally-funded benefits to the families of Pennsylvania children who have attended school … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We are getting closer to sending much needed relief to struggling families and cash-strapped states. The House voted 219-212 on Saturday to send the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to the Senate. Now, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This past Valentine’s Day, we asked you to share your experience with high prescription drug costs so we could tell your State Senators. The stories you told were devastating. “Chronic illness is expensive! … Continued
From the Endangered Species Coalition (https://www.endangered.org/): The staggering and still-increasing death toll from the COVID pandemic is overwhelming and difficult to grasp. The magnitude of the loss and suffering is horrific. While we grieve, reflect, and continue to protect our … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): In 2019, those earning between $10,000 and $20,000 received an average total of $850 from the Child Tax Credit, while those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 typically received more than three times that … Continued
Harrisburg, Pa. – The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs condemns the recent attacks on Asian Pacific Americans across the nation and calls for all Pennsylvanians to stand up against anti-Asian hate and racism in all forms. From Oakland, … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Workers collective-bargaining rights hang in the balance. For decades, our rights to form a union and negotiate a fair return on our work have been under attack. Right now, in Alabama, Amazon warehouse workers are … Continued
Thanks to ELCA Advocacy—you do not need to be Lutheran to use this tool. Next week on March 8, many of us will join others around the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day. We will pause to celebrate progress … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Most religious traditions and world views call on us to love our neighbor and treat one another the way we want to be treated. From our earliest days, humanity practiced … Continued
On the morning of Friday February 26th, the Shut Down Berks Coalition was delighted to learn that all families being held at the Berks County Detention Center were being released to their relatives and loved ones. It is the first … Continued