On the day of his inauguration for a second term, Donald Trump issued a flurry of Executive Orders targeting the LGBTQ community, civil rights protections, and immigrant communities. Meanwhile, Congress is echoing the new administration’s attacks on immigrant communities with a proposal to punish whole cities or states if they choose not to join in the attack.
The No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act would force cities and state governments across the country to participate in mass deportation actions or potentially risk losing money for programs such as:
Cutting funding for these programs would take away critical care for tens of thousands of people. This would disproportionately impact low-income and marginalized Black and Brown communities, further deepening poverty and widening inequality.
This overreach by the federal government would be devastating to community programs and set a dangerous precedent on how cities and states are allowed to operate autonomously. We must stop this overreach before it can be implemented.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – 1:00 PM Eastern (12:00 PM Central, 11:00 PM Mountain, 10:00 AM Pacific)
Discover how many eligible seniors in your state are missing out on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s first line of defense against hunger. You’ll learn about interactive data tools that highlight the senior nutrition gap as well as concrete strategies and resources to connect eligible older adults to SNAP. All attendees will receive a communications toolkit to help them promote why SNAP matters for seniors, just in time for Senior Hunger Awareness month (April) and Older Americans Month (May).