Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog announces the arrival of a new sibling: the Voices for Human Needs Podcast. And we detail ten ways President Biden's American Families Plan helps families with low incomes. Finally, we unveil the latest 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...
Introducing: The Voices for Human Needs Podcast
May 13
We at the Coalition on Human Needs advocate for ending poverty and alleviating social and economic hardship for people with low-incomes and other vulnerable populations through federal policies, but we know we can’t do it alone. That is why we are introducing our new project: the Voices for Human Needs Podcast. This podcast will serve as a go-to resource for both new and experienced activists in their journey fighting alongside organizers, communities, and policy advocates. READ MORE »
The key provisions in the Americans Family Plan for people with low incomes
May 14
On April 28, President Biden announced his latest legislative proposal, The American Families Plan (AFP). It’s a bold and transformative effort to help the country recover from the coronavirus and recession. The AFP would target resources to many of those who need them most: people with low incomes, communities of color, and children who have been disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus, recession, and years of underinvestment. The plan would directly impact people with low incomes in many ways; here’s a summary of our top-10 provisions. READ MORE »
CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
May 14
The where-are-the-good-jobs edition. The economy is growing in fits and starts. More than one million combined jobs were added during the months of March and April -- although the April jobs report was nothing to write home about. But evidence is emerging that many of the jobs that are returning are not good jobs; they pay low wages, have few benefits, or fall short in other measures of job quality. That contradicts the narrative of governors in 12 states terminating federal unemployment benefits. These governors claim that the extra unemployment benefits, that may exceed wages in low-paying jobs, are discouraging workers from returning to work. READ MORE »
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