In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog examined harmful stereotypes of homeless people and told the moving story of a Filipino immigrant named Rosalie. And we unveiled the latest CHN Human Needs Report and urged readers to participate in a Nov. 6 National Call-in Day urging Senators to support improving low-income tax credits. Please share with your networks!
This week on the blog...
Homelessness in caricature: How empathy can help us to understand homelessness as both the result and cause of crisis
Oct. 31
In America, when we think of homeless people, we think of a man in tattered clothes, maybe with a sign, standing on a street corner or slumped beside a building. We think of shopping carts and dirty faces, people who sleep under overpasses. The reality is, there isn’t one stock image of a homeless person, one template that they all follow. These caricatures allow the general American public to feel that homelessness is not their problem, or not a worry they might ever face. READ MORE »
Coming to America: The story of Rosalie
Oct. 30
Rosalie was born and raised in a shantytown in the Philippines. From a young age she had her eyes set on attending nursing school, something that would equip her with the skills to escape poverty. Beating the odds, she struggled through nursing school, working her way through jobs in the Middle East. Eventually a Texas hospital would fulfill her dreams with a job offer in the United States. Rosalie’s story is documented in the recently published book A Good Provider is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century, written by Jason DeParle. READ MORE »
Nov. 6 Call-in Day: Tell your senators to support improving low-income tax credits
Oct. 30
Right now, Congress is looking to add bipartisan tax legislation to the end-of-year budget package. It is imperative that if there is any tax legislation helping businesses and the rich that we also do what we can to help low-wage workers. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) help working families and individuals better provide for basic needs. On November 6th please call: 1-888-678-9475. Tell your senators: Any tax package that passes this year must include improvements to the low-income tax credits -- the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. READ MORE »
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