Families Need Help Now. Urge Congress to Build Back Better Today.
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Dear John,
“How am I going to pay my rent?”
“Do I choose between paying for groceries or getting my kid a coat?”
These are the questions that families in America are grappling with as folks in Congress debate passing the Build Back Better Act and try to figure out the best way to move us forward as a nation. One thing is clear: families need help now.
With COVID rates and inflation climbing, many households are in danger of being left without help this winter. They need affordable housing, warm clothes, and regular meals. They need the resources that help them get through this trying time.
Evidence shows that the provisions in the Build Back Better Act work. For example, over the last year we have seen the power of the advanced monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments in reducing the child poverty rate. With each month, more and more children were kept out of poverty—as of December 2021, the number grew to 3.7 million children. Without the extension of the expanded CTC, the child poverty rate is due to increase for every racial and ethnic group. Almost 10 million children will be thrown back or thrust deeper into poverty.
You can also use the Prosperity Now Advocacy Center to call, email, schedule virtual meetings with and tweet at your legislators. There you’ll also find our advocacy toolkit with tips for successful meetings, phone calls and letters. Passing the Build Back Better Act and extending the CTC expansion will require a strong push from advocates like you over the next several weeks. We hope that you’ll utilize our Advocacy Center as a one-stop shop to push for Build Back Better as well as your other federal, state and local priorities.
Thank you for all that you do,
Vanna Cure
Associate Director of Advocacy
Prosperity Now
