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INCOME & WORK SUPPORTS UPDATE
AUGUST 2020

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Despite Economic Relief, Hunger is on the Rise and Families are Suffering [[link removed]]
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country, a hunger crisis is also growing as a result of the pandemic. The situation is likely to get worse for many households and families as key supports come to an end unless Congress acts to pass another relief package.
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Racism in Public Benefit Programs: Where Do We Go from Here? [[link removed]]
Public benefit programs are racist. They are also essential. It is critical that we understand the history of the safety net in the United States because, without recognition of past and present harm, we run the serious risk of complicity in upholding systems of white supremacy.
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Pandemic Rebate Payments Still Haven’t Reached Many Who Need Them Most [[link removed]]
While many Americans received federal aid to help them get by during the economic crisis, 12 million people are still waiting for this drastically needed relief. Thankfully, outreach campaigns can provide a solution if we act soon.
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IWS Updates
This month, the Income and Work Supports team is saying goodbye to two team members as they both head off to law school. Darrel Thompson has been a research assistant on the IWS team for the past two years. He has co-led our team's work to build relationships with activists who have lived experience with the programs we work on. He has written about [[link removed]] drug testing, the drug felony bans, child support, and made a persuasive case for CLASP's endorsement of HR 40, the reparations bill [[link removed]] . Esther Davila was an Emerson Hunger Fellow with the IWS team this spring. She contributed to the just-released reports on immigrant families in Massachusetts and the Carolinas [[link removed]] and wrote a blog on including immigrants in COVID-19 relief [[link removed]] . We will miss them both but know that they will continue to fight for a more just society. We are now recruiting for a new Research Assistant. Please share the job announcement [[link removed]] with your networks.

In the News
JULY 1, 2020 | THE AMERICAN PROSPECT
Mutual Aid, for and by Undocumented Immigrants [[link removed]]
JULY 8, 2020 | THE NEW YORK TIMES
Meal Programs Scramble to Feed More Hungry Children [[link removed]]
Key Blog Posts and Publications
JULY 23, 2020 | ESTHER DAVILA
Recovery for All: Including Immigrants in COVID-19 Relief [[link removed]]
JULY 23, 2020 | ASHLEY BURNSIDE & WHITNEY BUNTS
Employers Must Promote LGBTQ+ Inclusive Work Environments to Achieve Equitable Employment [[link removed]]
JULY 28, 2020 | MADISON ALLEN, RENATO ROCHA, & ESTHER DAVILA
How the Trump Administration Has Harmed Immigrant Families and Children [[link removed]]
JULY 29, 2020 | DARREL THOMPSON, ASHLEY BURNSIDE, & WHITNEY BUNTS
EITC Expansion Proposals: What's at Stake for Young Workers [[link removed]]
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What We're Reading
HEALTH AFFAIRS
On Racism: A New Standard for Publishing on Racial Health Inequities [[link removed]]
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER
What's Trust Got to Do with It? [[link removed]]
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
LIFT Voices Describe Hardships Among Black and Latina Mothers in Pandemic [[link removed]]

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