Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog celebrates Black History Month with a look at the accomplishments of Marie Van Brittan Brown and Jane Bolin -- two trailblazers who helped keep Black families safe. And we report on the sharp decline in school lunches served to children during the pandemic. Finally, we bring you CHN's latest Human Needs Report, which looks at FY 2022 spending negotiations, the prospects of Build Back Better legislation, and more. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Amidst a NYC Family Court crisis, Marie Van Brittan and Jane Bolin can teach us some lessons on people of color's need for safety and well-being
February 23
Safety and well-being are at the heart of human needs. However, these concepts have not been easily granted to Black and Brown communities throughout our nation’s history and even today. Nevertheless, Black heroes have stepped up to prioritize the safety and well-being of people of color. Born in 1922, Marie Van Brittan Brown was a nurse and inventor of the home security system. Jane Bolin worked in the 1960s to improve the safety and well-being of people of color. Jane was a woman of many firsts in U.S. history. Most notably, she was the first African American woman to be appointed a judge in the United States. READ MORE »
Lost in the pandemic: millions of school breakfasts and lunches
February 24
Even as childhood hunger was on the increase during the pandemic, student participation in school breakfast and lunch programs dropped sharply, according to a report released last week by the Food Research & Action Center. READ MORE »
CHN's latest Human Needs Report: FY 2022 spending, Build Back Better update, and more
February 22
Read on for the latest on FY 2022 spending, efforts to resuscitate the Build Back Better Act, postal reform, and more. READ MORE »
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