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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog celebrates two brand new Biden Administration rules aimed at improving care in nursing homes and raising the pay of home care workers. And we report on the growing scourge of child exploitation in the workplace. Finally, we offer another first-person account of why we need an expanded Child Tax Credit. Meanwhile, if you know of colleagues, friends, family members or others who you think should subscribe to the weekly Voices blog summary, please encourage them to do so here.
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This week on the blog...
Advocates celebrate new rules governing nursing homes, home care: 'This is about dignity'
April 26
Care advocates across the nation this week are celebrating two new Biden Administration rules aimed at improving care in nursing homes and raising the salaries of home and community-based workers after years of organizing by patients, care workers, and their allies. READ MORE »
The expanding scourge of child exploitation in the U.S. workforce
April 26
Child labor violations in the U.S. workforce are sharply on the rise, in part because of some employers seeking to pay workers less in a tight labor market, an increasing number of states rolling back laws protecting children, and an industry-wide effort to eliminate such protections on both the state and federal level. READ MORE »
Lawmakers should spend a night in a homeless shelter
April 26
If there’s one thing I could tell lawmakers, it would be to bring back the expanded, monthly, fully refundable Child Tax Credit. Lawmakers are now considering a more modest expansion. It doesn’t go far enough, but it could lift another 400,000 kids out of poverty — children like the ones I worked with. READ MORE »
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