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In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog examined how the coronavirus will disproportionately hurt low-income people. We also looked at the current status of the nation's refugee program. Finally, we shared ideas from advocates working to ensure young children are counted in the 2020 Census. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Would coronavirus disproportionately hurt low-income people? Yes.
March 3
The coronavirus does not discriminate based on income or class. But for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the virus itself, we know that even a moderate pandemic could hurt lower-income people more than others. From loss of income for parents to loss of free school meals for kids in the event of school closings, some of the ways poor people could be hurt are outlined here. READ MORE »
New strategies from Connecticut Count All Kids Project
March 4
In Connecticut, child advocates are engaging in a variety of approaches to make sure that young children are counted in the 2020 Census. Their efforts are crucial to combat the undercount of children that happened in the 2010 count. Here's a rundown of what these advocates doing, including ideas that advocates in other states will want to try. READ MORE »
Forty years after passage of Refugee Act, our country's refugee program is in tatters
March 2
Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, the legislation that allowed Biar Atem and nearly 4,000 other "Lost Boys of South Sudan" to settle in the U.S. in 2001. Normally, an anniversary like this would be a cause for celebration. But today, the nation's refugee program lays in tatters, the victim of a White House that has slammed the door on those in need. READ MORE »
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