View this webinar here. View the slides here. Critical gains for children have been made with the passage of the American Rescue Plan. But Congress needs to make ongoing investments to ensure our children’s futures aren’t permanently damaged and to shrink the gaps between poor and non-poor children and between…
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Setting the stage for a stronger, more equitable recovery: A conversation with Sharon Parrott, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ new President
Watch the recording of this webinar here. With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, additional much-needed immediate help for COVID-19 pandemic recovery is on the way. Now President Biden is proposing an additional package of investments on infrastructure and human needs. Join CHN and Sharon Parrott, the new president…
The Next COVID Relief Bill: Why it’s important and what you can do
View a streaming captioned copy of the webinar here. The presenter slide deck is available here. Jared Bernstein, top Biden economist serving on the White House Council of Economic Advisers, will join CHN to explain how the COVID relief legislation now moving through Congress is the right size, with the right policies,…
Our Children are in Danger: A webinar about increased hunger, poverty, and other serious threats to children and their families because of the pandemic
View a recording of this webinar here. Since May, the number of poor children in the U.S. has grown by 2.5 million. Parents report their families are going without enough to eat. Millions of households are on the brink of eviction and can’t afford to pay for their basic living needs. When…
FRAC: Communication and Outreach During COVID-19 Webinar
Thursday, May 7, 3:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. Central, 1:00 p.m. Mountain, 12:00 p.m. Pacific) As schools remain closed due to COVID-19 — and with many states announcing that they will stay closed for the rest of the school year — it is important that schools, sponsors, and advocates maintain communication…
FRAC: National Day of Action
On Wednesday, April 22, join the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), Feeding America, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Center for American Progress (CAP), and other national allies and advocates across the country in a National Day of Action urging Congress and the Administration to enact SNAP benefit…
Congress and COVID-19: What passed and what comes next
In response to the massive public health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has passed a historic $2.3 trillion relief and recovery package. The legislation enacted so far takes some important steps towards responding to the crisis. But it does not do enough, and Congress…
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