Federal Budget: Invest in Supporting Families, Not Separating Them From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): Right now, Senate and House leadership are discussing what to do with your tax dollars. On top of the $20 billion already given to Homeland … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Today is the somber day when we mark the anniversary of one of the worst school shootings in the history of our country, the Columbine High School massacre. 13 people were killed that day and an additional … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (http://www.earthday.org/): The United States was a leader in crafting the historic Paris Climate Agreement – now the Trump administration is reviewing whether or not to back out of it. It’s up to us to urge … Continued
From the Every Child Matters Education Fund (http://www.everychildmatters.org/): Family comes first. Parents who are working to provide for their family need to know that their children are receiving excellent care. They shouldn’t have to choose between paying for a quality … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-04-20/senior-issues/more-support-for-family-caregivers-in-pa/a57359-1 April 20, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Hospitals must tell caregivers about discharge plans and give training for home care. (agilemktg1/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Family caregivers in Pennsylvania now … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/19/15594/#.WPfPFfkrIdU By Leo Nguyen April 19, 2017 Closing racial disparities in homeownerships. Ending domestic hunger in low-income communities. Tackling the gender pay gap. Proposing commonsense, high-quality, and realistic child care reform. CHN’s … Continued
Download the document What Does Senate Bill 76 Do? Senate Bill 76 would re-organize the state’s taxation and educational systems, with vast negative consequences for Pennsylvania’s schools, its workers and consumers, and the economy of the commonwealth. SB 76: Eliminates … Continued
From the Coalition for Peace Action (http://www.peacecoalition.org/): INDW has been working for months to produce films to educate congregations on the rapidly growing issue of drone warfare. We have just finished a 30 minute film Safe and Moral: War, Peace, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Congressional leadership is not backing away from their attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Next week members return to Washington and have pledged to continue efforts to repeal the ACA and gut … Continued
By: Andrew Small, Atlantic City Lab Published: April 12, 2017 In the spring and summer of 2011, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania strapped heart monitors onto test subjects and set them loose on the side streets of Philadelphia. The subjects strolled … Continued