Congratulations, Rep. Gwen Moore, for Shining a Light on Efforts to Stigmatize the Poor
Deborah Weinstein,
June 17, 2016
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) wants government to be even-handed. Her own state’s Governor Scott Walker would like to expand mandatory drug testing to participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and to some applicants for unemployment benefits. Wisconsin already requires drug testing for poor parents seeking cash assistance (Temporary...
What works to fight poverty?
David Elliot,
June 16, 2016
Poverty has been in the news a lot lately. Two years ago we marked the 50th anniversary of LBJ’s famous War on Poverty. This year is the 20th anniversary of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which supplanted Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). And a GOP...
What Works – and What Doesn’t – to Reduce Poverty and Expand Opportunity
Lecia Imbery,
June 14, 2016
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who watched and attended our event on Thursday, June 16. The recording will be available here shortly. Until then, feel free to check out the many resources we’ve compiled at the bottom of that page. At CHN, we’re busy getting ready for a big event this Thursday (hopefully you’ve...
Human Needs Report: Appropriations, Child Nutrition, Zika Funding and More
Lecia Imbery,
June 13, 2016
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on appropriations, the GOP poverty plan, child nutrition reauthorization, funding to fight Zika, and more. See below for the full analysis and links to each piece in the report....
Five Things You Need to Know About Payday Lending
Stop Payday Predators,
June 10, 2016
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally posted on Medium on June 7, 2016 by Stop Payday Predators, a project of the Stop the Payday Loan Debt Trap Coalition, a national coalition of hundreds of groups and consumers seeking to stop the debt trap caused by payday, car title, and installment loans. CHN...
