Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reacts to President Biden's State of the Union address and reports on food insecurity in Ohio -- hardship made worse by Congress' failure to pass a fully funded, full-year appropriations bill. And we release CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers look at how the pandemic is affecting our country's most vulnerable people Please share!
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This week on the blog...
State of the Union: President Biden's powerful, practical guarantees of freedom
March 2
We heard a true celebration of freedom in President Biden’s State of the Union speech. The President demonstrated resolve in support of the Ukrainian struggle for freedom – in action, not just words. He also demonstrated what is required in a free and just society: that people can live free from want and fear, choosing their own path and joining in the direction of their government. READ MORE »
Stop the stopgap: Groups say Ohioans deserve more certainty, dignity
March 3
Out of nearly 200 federal programs tracked by the Coalition on Human Needs between fiscal years 2010 and 2021, nearly two-thirds have not kept pace with inflation. Without an updated omnibus spending bill, said Joree Novotny, director of external affairs for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, there isn't enough assistance to meet the need. For example, she explained, monthly WIC benefits for fresh produce for children would decrease from $24 to $9. READ MORE »
CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
March 4
The how-our-economy-survived-the-pandemic edition. As we prepare to mark two full years of COVID-19, it is perhaps instrumental to look at how far we have come and why things did not turn out much worse – the tremendous cost and loss of life notwithstanding. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has released an important analysis demonstrating how much worse the damage to our economy and to people in need would have been had the federal government not aggressively responded when the pandemic surfaced. READ MORE »
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