Updated: OCTOBER 17, 2016 — 1:30 PM EDT by Samantha Melamed, Staff Writer @samanthamelamed Last summer, Kameelah Davis-Spears was just one year out of homelessness. She’d found a house for herself and her four children in West Philadelphia using a Section 8 voucher. … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): We’ve asked you to join our fight to protect access to high-quality, affordable healthcare, and that fight is only beginning. But right now, we’d like to pause and give thanks for the progress … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): We’ve fought hard this year, with some good results in PA, like the striking down of the special standing law and the legislature’s failure to reenact it, the protection of the PA Instant Check System, and the … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): FRAC, in partnership with the Coalition on Human Needs and hundreds of national, state, and local organizations, is part of the Strengthening America’s Values and Economy (SAVE) for All Campaign. SAVE for … Continued
Background: Right now, as we prepare for President-elect Donald Trump to take office in January, it is more important than ever for all of our elected officials to hear that their communities welcome refugees. Refugee resettlement saves lives, encourages other countries to keep … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/november/inaction-state-senate-fund-unemployment-compensation-call-centers Nov 18, 2016 04:42 pm | John Neurohr Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Director Marc Stier made the following statement after the state Senate failed to vote for additional funding for the Department of Labor and Industry’s … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): The moment has come, and we’re thrilled to announce that President Obama has chosen to protect Arctic Ocean waters from oil drilling in his five-year-plan! This decision gives all who rely on clean Arctic … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): Today, working people across the country are taking action in their communities to fight a wage theft epidemic that robs workers of $50 billion annually. To put that in perspective, $50 billion is more than … Continued
From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): Who will care for my sick daughter if I am forced to leave the country? What will happen to my education – to all the money I just paid for school – if the … Continued
From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Everyone Has Certain Basic Rights, No Matter Who Is President Donald Trump, who repeatedly made anti-immigrant promises during his campaign, begins his term as president of the U.S. in January … Continued