From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Recently President Biden signed a bipartisan bill to reduce gun violence into law. It’s the first major piece of gun reform legislation in about thirty years. This law does not create extreme risk protection orders (ERPO), but … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Right now, the average family is spending an extra $460 out of pocket each month on everything from food to gas to housing to prescription drugs.1 At the Coalition on Human Needs, we’re … Continued
On June 7th, at least 16 people began refusing meals in order to protest the torturous conditions of their indefinite solitary confinement in the Intensive Management Unit (IMU) at SCI-Greene, the PA state supermax prison. They said they will continue … Continued
Budget season is coming to a close, but families in Pennsylvania still need our help! The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash grant hasn’t been increased since 1990, and only comes out to $403 a month for a family … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-06-23/health/advocates-urge-pa-lawmakers-to-pass-patient-safety-act/a79610-1 June 23, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Since the beginning of the pandemic, several states have passed “safe staffing” laws aimed at balancing patient-nurse ratios in hospitals. In Pennsylvania, … Continued
Published in the Penn Capital-Star More than half (56 percent) of the people now in America’s state prisons have reported mental health issues, but only a handful ever receive treatment, underlining the need for states to shore up their safety … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Summer is here, and we need to put the heat on Congress to take action on child care NOW! We’ve been reaching out to you on child care because we hear from families, especially moms, every … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project released an extensive analysis of 40,000 people serving life without parole (LWOP) in the United States, revealing that almost half (47%) are at least 50 years old. Nothing but Time: Elderly Americans … Continued
From UNHCR (https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/): Every year millions of people — women, children and families — are forced to flee their homes because of war, violence or persecution. At USA for UNHCR, we believe that every person has the right to seek … Continued
From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/advocacy): NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this tool. Our changing climate continues to exacerbate a host of ills including floods, wildfires, droughts and intensified storms, driving global … Continued