Featured Events:

1. Digital Days of Action: Families need bold action from Congress to ensure families’ health and economic security during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Join us next week as we digitally lift up the critical policies Congress should focus on for the next relief package.
   • Facebook Live Event: Wednesday, May 27, 12:30 pm EST
     • Join us for a Facebook Live Event, with policy experts and storytellers, discussing their experiences and what Congress can do to help. Join us on our Facebook page.
   • Telebriefing: Thursday, May 28, 12:30 pm EST
     • Join Families USA and experts from labor, equity, and health for a discussion on the critical policies Congress should focus on for the next relief package. Click here to register. 
   • Tweetstorm: Wednesday, May 27, 1:00 pm EST and Thursday, May 28, 1:00 pm EST
     • Join us on both Wednesday and Thursday on Twitter as we call out members of Congress for not doing more to protect families from COVID-19. Use the hashtags: #healthandfinancialsecurity #policiestoprotectfamilies #statesneedCOVIDfunding
2. Webinars: Join upcoming webinars hosted by Families USA and other partners in health advocacy to support your COVID-19 response strategies:
   • Friday, May 29, 11 a.m. EST: Supporting Primary Care During the COVID-19 Crisis
     • Families USA will join primary care advocates, physicians, employers and health plan representatives to report from the front lines of community care. RSVP to [email protected]
   • Thursday, June 4, 12 p.m. EST: Ensuring Comprehensive Health Coverage through the COVID-19 Crisis
     • This webinar will highlight the projected impacts of the crisis on health coverage in your state – and how you can take action to influence policy responses at the state and federal levels. Register here.

Featured Resources:

• Understand the role of Medicaid as the nation’s health coverage safety net: Early State Trends Signal Massive Surge in Medicaid Enrollment Related to COVID-19
• Almost every aspect of children's daily lives has been disrupted by COVID-19. Ensure that Congress takes action to support their health and well-being: COVID-19: What Children Need from Congress to Protect their Health and Well-Being
• Understand how the House leadership's proposed relief package stacks up to recommendations from our community: How The Heroes Act Compares to Key Priorities for Federal Legislation
• Use our comprehensive COVID-19 toolkit to support your advocacy: Digital Toolkit: COVID-19 Related Resources