Dear John,

In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog focused on efforts by front-line, at-risk workers to urge Congress to pass a robust relief package for financially stressed state and local governments. And we reported on what's happening to juvenile detainees in the era of COVID-19. Please share!

This week on the blog...

Front-line workers demand COVID-19 aid for beleaguered local, state governments
April 30
This week, AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, a CHN member organization, is calling on Congress to pass a robust aid package for state and local governments in the next round of COVID-19 relief legislation. A new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities underscores the urgency of this request: over three years, the shortfall in state government revenue alone will be $650 billion, not counting losses to local governments. READ MORE »

In the age of COVID-19, don't forget our incarcerated youth
May 1
The last few weeks have seen COVID-19 outbreaks in multiple juvenile detention facilities throughout the country. The largest of these outbreaks has been in Virginia’s Bon Air juvenile detention facility where a quarter of all the cases reported at youth facilities nationwide have occurred. This outbreak was predicted by advocates concerned with the welfare of those in juvenile detention and could have been prevented. READ MORE »

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