Credit card holders get protection from fraud. Shouldn’t EBT users, too?
CHN Staff,
February 16, 2023
A few years ago, someone stole my card information and took over $100. You’d assume the bank or credit card company would reimburse that fraud, right? Not for me, unfortunately. The skimmed card number was for my Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, which allows me to purchase food for my family through the federal SNAP program (formerly known as food stamps). Unlike credit and debit cards, EBT cards are not protected
CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, February 10, 2023
CHN Staff,
February 10, 2023
The cuts are unacceptable edition. Throughout the pandemic, certain Americans have borne more of the brunt of COVID-19 than others. The elderly have experienced the highest death rates. People with low incomes and people of color have been more likely to get sick, and to face economic displacement though job loss, lack of access to affordable child care, and even homelessness. These vulnerable Americans now face new threats: cuts to many programs critical to those in need.
Investments and Justice: A State of the Union in Which “No One is Left Behind”
CHN Staff,
February 8, 2023
President Biden gets it. "Amid the economic upheaval of the past four decades, too many people have been left behind or treated like they’re invisible," he told us during his State of the Union address. "That’s why we’re building an economy where no one is left behind."
Hi, Dads – and welcome to the fray!
David Elliot,
February 3, 2023
A brand new caucus has emerged in the U.S. House of Representatives. Its arrival is good news, if perhaps a bit overdue. Last week, members announced the launch of the Congressional Dads Caucus, which will focus on pro-family issues such as an expanded Child Tax Credit, national paid family and medical leave, and more funding for child care and health care.
Don’t let politicians cut housing aid
CHN Staff,
February 2, 2023
We all need physical safety before we can do anything else. Without a roof over our heads, that sense of security is impossible. And with two small children in tow, things get scary. And after fleeing a dangerous domestic situation with my baby and 9-year-old son, with no home but the small moving truck I had rented to escape, I still felt unsafe and terrified. I left economic security and a beautiful Victorian home overlooking a lush green park in Savannah, Georgia and drove to Jacksonville, Florida — where I discovered the only affordable options for housing for us were uninhabitable apartments.
