Children, Fear, and Dreams
Deborah Weinstein,
August 16, 2017
Yesterday was the five-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Nearly 800,000 people who came to the U.S. as children have gained temporary legal status through DACA, if they met certain criteria, such as having lived continuously in the U.S. since June of 2007. DACA has...
Rethinking Workforce Training for Low-Income Moms
Carol Burnett,
August 11, 2017
Editor’s note: This post was written by Carol Burnett, the founder and executive director of the Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative, a nonprofit that has been a champion for affordable child care for low-income working parents since 1998. This post was originally published on the National Women’s Law Center blog...
Fact of the Week: House budget would cut programs for low- and middle-income people by more than one-third in 10 years
Lecia Imbery,
August 11, 2017
A new analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that the 2018 House GOP budget proposal would cut programs serving low- and moderate-income people by 36 percent in 2027 alone. In total, the budget blueprint would slash these programs by $2.9 trillion over a decade. The proposal,...
Faith Leaders Stand with Young Dreamers in Front of White House
Deborah Weinstein,
August 3, 2017
On August 2, faith leaders, other advocates, and young people who have legal immigrant status as part of the DACA program gathered together in front of the White House. They were there to urge the President to maintain the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA was instituted by...
There is no limit to what we can accomplish together in solidarity
CHN,
August 1, 2017
Editor’s note: Raquel Douglas, CHN’s Summer 2017 intern, recently concluded her internship with us. Before leaving, she penned the following piece on her thoughts on her summer in D.C. On July 26, President Trump tweeted that people who are transgender are banned from serving in the military. For many weeks,...
