More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
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The REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
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More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
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Tell CNN to #TalkPoverty During the Democratic Debate
Alyssa Peterson,
October 9, 2015
This post was originally published by TalkPoverty.org on October 9, 2015. This post continues our campaign at TalkPoverty.org to ask 2016 presidential candidates about how they would significantly reduce poverty and inequality in this country. CNN is hosting the first Democratic Presidential Primary Debate, happening at 9pm ETon Tuesday, October...
Bill O’Reilly Denied Child Hunger Exists. Here’s How Four Mothers Who Have Faced Hunger Responded.
Alyssa Peterson,
October 9, 2015
This post was originally published by TalkPoverty.org on October 8, 2015. Unsatisfied with the right-wing media’s usual poor-shaming, Bill O’Reilly has a new target: hungry kids. Although 15.3 million children live in households that struggle to put food on the table, Bill O’Reilly used a recent show to peddle his theory that...
A Quarter of American Men Live In or Near Poverty
Andrew Yarrow,
October 7, 2015
This post was originally published by the San Francisco Chronicle on October 2, 2015. Derrick, a 28-year-old Richmond man with an associate’s degree, loves his job doing after-school mentoring, tutoring, and coaching sports with elementary students in West Oakland, but with only 21 hours at work each week at $12.50...
Human Needs Report: Appropriations, Tax Cuts, Sentencing Reform and More
Leo Nguyen,
October 6, 2015
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, tax policy, nutrition programs, social security, and sentencing reform. See below for the full analysis and links to each section of the report....
URGENT ACTION: 3 ways to tell Congress to #StopTheCuts
Joanna Sandager,
October 1, 2015
Congress averted a shutdown and passed short-term funding through December 11. But their work is not done. America needs a full-year plan to increase funding – and Congress needs to get to work NOW. Programs that support housing, Head Start, job training, nutrition aid, and education are all at risk. Your...
