From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Due to a historic recall of some forms of baby formula, there is now a nationwide shortage of formula and it’s a very big deal and not getting nearly enough attention. SIGN OUR LETTER to President … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Mother’s Day is coming up, and after more than two years of pandemic stress, we are going BIG on our special day to demand change. We’re turning the tables on Congress and filibustering them. Yes, we’re … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): We Can Do Better. We Must Do Better. Child care providers and advocates gathered in the Pennsylvania Capitol Rotunda this morning to release the results of a new survey showing that the historic child care … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’ve been reaching out on child care a lot recently – and YOU have been responding by taking the critical actions needed to truly uplift our families and save our economy by demanding comprehensive, affordable, high-quality … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “We have 3 children who are medically fragile and medically complex who are able to receive care at home thanks to our state’s HCBS waiver. These programs are critically important to ensuring families can stay together … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’ve got one we can mark down in the WIN column! On Tuesday, President Biden signed a major spending bill into law that creates increases in dedicated funding for food and nutrition, housing, early learning, and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s been so hard to take a minute to breathe lately, the news and the state of the world seem to be so overwhelming and stressful, making our lives even more overwhelming than normal. Go to … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Thanks to you, this week the U.S. House and Senate passed a spending bill, which ends flat Trump-era spending and invests in our communities and our future. That bill now goes to President … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Does anyone else feel like these past two years have been a blur (slowly raises hand), but in some ways it also feels very much like déjà vu? For example, in 2020, Congress passed the Families … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-15/budget-policy-and-priorities/low-income-families-feel-the-strain-without-monthly-child-tax-credits/a77874-1 February 15, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window By Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine. Broadcast version by Emily Scott for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News … Continued