Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on the relatively few number of Americans receiving their COVID-19 booster shot, and what this portends for the approaching winter. And we share a truly moving first-person account of the importance of expanding the Child Tax Credit. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
The U.S. bought 171 million COVID-19 booster shots. Where are the takers?
October 7
A new study released this week revealed some sobering news. The study, which was conducted by the Commonwealth Fund and Yale School of Public Health, found that if booster vaccinations continue at their current low pace, the U.S. could see a fatality rate approaching 1,200 deaths per day by March. That’s about three times the current rate. READ MORE »
Revive the Child Tax Credit. Our children deserve no less.
October 6
I like to think I’m an American success story. I was born into homelessness, grew up in the foster care system, and suffered unthinkable domestic abuse as an adult. Now I’m on track to graduate with a Master’s degree in social work next spring. But don’t mistake my story for the “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” trope that conservative lawmakers like to call the American Dream. That idea is mythical, and my own success story proves it. READ MORE »
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