We believe that no child in PA should live in deep poverty. The Meet the Need Coalition is excited that legislation is being introduced to increase TANF benefits in Pennsylvania for the first time since 1990! This is historic!
Please ask your state senator and state representative to co-sponsor the Senate and House bills, and to ask Governor Wolf to add a TANF increase to this year’s budget. You can automatically send a pre-written email to your legislators at www.tinyurl.com/TANFoutreach.
Here is a public link for Rep. Kenyatta’s cosponsorship memo:
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=H&SPick=20210&cosponId=36100
And here is a public link for Sen. Muth’s cosponsorship memo;
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=S&SPick=20210&cosponId=36102
You can use the Meet the Need report or the one-page talking points to frame your conversation with your legislator:
MTN report: https://clsphila.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Meet-The-Need-Report-FINAL.pdf
One-pager: https://clsphila.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/TANF-report-flyer-5.pdf
Please encourage your friends and networks to send messages as well! Here is a sample graphic you can share on social media to get others involved in the fight:
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