From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): As of January 25th, 2019, the longest government shutdown in American history ended as President Trump signed a bill that temporarily opened the government until February 15th. When the shutdown began on … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Tell Senators Casey and Toomey to Vote Yes on Reopening the Government and No on Harm to Migrant Children and Asylum-Seekers. This Thursday at 2:30 the Senate will vote on two competing bills … Continued
(HARRISBURG) Through PA 2-1-1, the United Way of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, and the American Federation of Government Employees District 3, have launched a text code initiative which will provide information and updates aimed to help impacted workers cope with the shutdown. This service … Continued
From Community Legal Services (https://clsphila.org/): Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania will receive their February 2019 SNAP benefits by January 18. This is not an extra payment and recipients will not receive any additional benefits until at … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/what-shutdown-means-tanf By Elizabeth Lower-Basch UPDATE: On January 14, the House unanimously passed H.R. 430, the TANF Extension Act of 2019, which would extend funding for TANF through June 30. It is not yet known if the Senate will take this … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Call our Senators today: Tell them no other Senate votes until they vote on funding the government We are now in this government shutdown with no end in sight. Roughly 800,000 federal workers still … Continued
January 14, 2019 Harrisburg, PA – Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today announced that February benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will be dispersed on January 18, 2019, and will be available for use by January 19, 2019. The … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): As of today, the federal government has been shut down for 20 days. In addition to the over 800,000 federal workers harmed by the shutdown, millions of Americans who rely on federal programs for their health, … Continued