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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog previews Child Tax Credit Awareness Day this coming Monday, June 21. Beginning July 15, millions of American families will begin receiving child tax credits via direct deposit or regular mail. And with hurricane season bearing down on us, we document racial inequities in the way FEMA distributes disaster aid. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Monday, June 21 is Tax Credit Awareness Day
June 18
Beginning July 15, most families with children will begin receiving monthly installments of the newly expanded Child Tax Credit. Families will receive $250 per month for each child age 6 through 17 and $300 per month for children younger than 6. In order to publicize the expansion – and ensure that hard-to-reach families who did not previously file tax forms receive it – the Biden Administration has designated this coming Monday, June 21 - as Child Tax Credit Awareness Day. READ MORE »
In storm's path: FEMA fielding criticism for racial inequality in disaster aid
June 17
As climate change advances, the U.S. is experiencing more drought, more wildfires, more floods. And now it is hurricane season – one year after we witnessed a total of 30 named storms, a record. But the federal agency charged with providing emergency aid and rebuilding assistance to Americans with damaged homes is facing a storm of its own. In recent months, a number of studies have confirmed what housing advocates have known all along: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributes more aid – a lot more, in some cases – to white homeowners than it does to Black homeowners. READ MORE »
Listen up! In case you missed it, CHN's new Voices for Human Needs Podcast is here! Tune in for our first episode all about raising the federal minimum wage with guests from the National Employment Law Project, One Fair Wage, and Main Street Alliance. Hear what you can do to organize your communities on behalf of a raised federal minimum wage. Click here or head to your favorite podcast platform (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and more) to listen.
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