John,

Did you see what President Biden said about the historic Child Tax Credit, included in the American Rescue Plan? "...this tax cut sends a clear message: help is here."¹

CHN is working to make sure millions of Americans know that help has finally arrived, and are set to receive its historic benefits. Read Deborah's email below about CHN's plan to make sure families understand how the Child Tax Credit works. Then, chip in $5 or more to bring our infographic to millions of people across the country.

Thank you,

Nicolai Haddal
Field and Events Manager, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/One-Pager_CTC-Major-Tax-Relief_8.5x11_Digital_061421_V3.pdf

--DEBORAH'S EMAIL--

John,

President Joe Biden signed landmark legislation earlier this year that dramatically expands the Child Tax Credit. The Child Tax Credit, included in the American Rescue Plan, increases benefits to about 90 percent of families with children, and helps families with the lowest incomes for the first time—cutting childhood poverty nearly in half.

This historic effort provides much-needed relief, particularly for families who have been falling through the cracks for decades.

Starting July 15, most families with children will receive between $250 - $300 a month per child automatically in their bank accounts or mailed to them —if they filed a tax return in the past two years. But if they didn't earn enough to have to file a tax form, they’ll have to sign up to get this extremely important help. ¹

Help spread the word to make sure all families, particularly those with the lowest incomes, understand the significant benefits of the expansion of the Child Tax Credit. John, can you chip in $5 or more so we can reach millions of people with the infographic below, video info, and more?

What do you need to do to sign up for the expanded tax credit?

• It's not too late to sign up for Child Tax Credit payments. And most families are already signed up. (If you’ve filed tax returns for 2019 or 2020, or if you signed up with the Non-Filer tool last year to receive a stimulus check from the Internal Revenue Service, you will get the monthly Child Tax Credit automatically. You do not need to sign up or take any action.)

• If you aren’t already signed up, you can still do so by clicking here. Even better, if you haven’t received any of the stimulus payments sent out earlier, by signing up you’ll get those as well. Note: these payments do not count as income. So, signing up won’t affect your eligibility for other federal benefits like SNAP and WIC.²

Who is eligible?

• For those with children, the American Rescue Plan increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child over the age of six and from $2,000 to $3,600 for children under the age of six, and now covers 17-year-olds. All families will get the full credit if they make up to $150,000 for a couple or $112,500 for a family with a single parent.

Chip in $5 or more to help bring the infographic to millions of families to ensure families with low incomes access this critical tax credit. With your help, we can distribute this and other tools to food banks, schools, libraries, churches, doctors’ offices and more — to make sure the poorest families get the help they are entitled to.

While the new Child Tax Credit enacted in the American Rescue Plan will make a tremendous difference in the lives of tens of millions of American families, the benefits are currently only enacted for this year. So, in addition to ensuring that everyone will be able to receive this essential credit, CHN is building a movement to fight to make this Child Tax Credit expansion permanent.

Thank you for all you do to demand accountability from our political leaders to fight for our shared priorities.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ https://www.whitehouse.gov/child-tax-credit/
² https://www.whitehouse.gov/child-tax-credit/sign-up/