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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog invites readers to join us Thursday, Feb. 18 for a webinar detailing President Biden's American Rescue Plan and explaining what you can do to help pass it. We also examine the student debt crisis in America. Finally, we unveil this week's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting people with low incomes and other vulnerable populations. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
CHN Webinar: Register now. The next COVID relief bill: Top Biden official explains why it's important and what you can do
Feb. 12
At 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 18, CHN will host a webinar, "The next COVID relief bill: Top Biden official explains why it's important and what you can do." Register for this Zoom webinar here. READ MORE »
We must address the issue of student debt. How?
Feb. 8
The cost of college in the U.S. has increased by more than 25 percent in the past ten years. This astonishing figure has left a mounting $1.6 trillion of student debt that affects more than 45 million Americans. This number is expected to surpass $2 trillion during the next four years if tuition increases. READ MORE »
CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
Feb. 12
The Saving Children from Poverty edition. This week’s COVID-19 Watch is all about children. President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, now being turned into legislation in the House, includes provisions that taken together, would cut child poverty in half, according to the Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy. And just one of those proposals, the increase in the Child Tax Credit, would have the biggest impact, lifting 40 percent of children out of poverty. That means Congress is now working on a plan that will do immense good. READ MORE »
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