Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/21/preaching-more-words-rev-william-j-barber-ii-delivers-soaring-sermon-honor-martin Published on Monday, January 21, 2019 by Common Dreams “To preach is to see the people who are crying out and the systems that are crushing them. It is to say, ‘Somebody’s hurting my people and it’s … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): “The emergency we now face is economic, and it is a desperate and worsening situation. The dispossessed of this nation — the poor, both white and Negro — live in a cruelly unjust society. … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): The administration has released yet another craven attack on the poor: A proposed plan to gut the food assistance program millions of Americans rely on to feed themselves—just days before the holidays. This latest … Continued
By CHN December 14, 2018 Editor’s note: The following piece was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. Makenna is a senior majoring in political science at Brigham Young University. Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern, attending a report briefing at … Continued
Posted at http://commongood.unitedforimpact.org/node/3227 Although hunger decreased in most of the United States over the last six years due to reduced unemployment and slightly increased wages, the number of people who couldn’t afford enough food increased in the city of Philadelphia … Continued
Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now open for business. LIHEAP provides assistance, to both renters and homeowners, for home heating bills to keep low-income Pennsylvanians warm and safe during the winter months. LIHEAP goes from Nov. 1, … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): WASHINGTON, October 31, 2018 — One in 10 households with seniors (age 60+) participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), on average each year between 2012–2016. This is according to U.S. … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): Incomes for the bottom 60% of households remain at or below their levels of a decade ago. Income of top 1% of city’s families up 32%. Read the full report here. HARRISBURG, PA – The … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/09/26/poor-peoples-campaign-national-call-moral-revival/#.W6zmAHtKgdU By David Elliot September 26, 2018 Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), flanked on her right by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI, and on her left by House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, and Rep. David Price (D-NC) Anti-poverty advocates gathered … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/09/20/resources-around-coalition-2017-census-poverty-data/#.W6TzwntKgdU By CHN September 20, 2018 Editor’s note: The following blog post was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. On Wednesday, September 12 and Thursday, September 13, the U.S. Census Bureau released the latest national, state, and local … Continued