Dear John,
In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on what it is like to intern in the time of COVID-19 and warns of the harm to come to West Virginians if the Trump Administration succeeds in its efforts to move up the 2020 Census deadline. Finally, we unveil this week's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting low-income and other vulnerable people. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Interning in the time of COVID-19
Aug. 14
When I applied for an internship with the Coalition on Human Needs in February, I was expecting my experience to be slightly different than what it has been. I knew I wanted to do advocacy and non-profit work and gain experience in the realm of policy. I was eager to work in D.C. and join a network of people advocating for those facing issues that I cared about. Today, I write this from my bedroom in Baltimore, Maryland, working from my laptop at home like I have been since March. COVID-19 has brought upon a situation that I can imagine almost no one was expecting. READ MORE
West Virginians to bear brunt if Census count deadline isn't extended
Aug. 13
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- With the Trump administration cutting the U.S. census count short by a month, advocates for families say West Virginians will pay the price, unless lawmakers pass a pandemic-relief bill that extends the deadline. In 2016, West Virginia received almost $7 billion based on census results, according to Deborah Weinstein, executive director for the Coalition on Human Needs. She said it's critical census takers get more time to count; otherwise the state will lose millions of dollars in vital funding over the next ten years.” READ MORE »
CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
Aug. 13
Zeroes Edition. This week’s stats show some high numbers – millions more COVID-19 cases, billions of dollars in unemployment benefits now expired for 3 weeks, and 19 million children in households threatened with eviction and hunger – but a lot of zeroes. These convey the likely impact of President Trump’s executive actions, at least in the next couple of months. READ MORE »
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