‘Money for a wall…no food for the people’
Bridget Rittman-Tune,
March 11, 2019
Waldemiro Velez Soto of San Juan, Puerto Rico didn’t know his family’s food rations were being cut. Velez Soto and his family survive off of their NAP benefits. (NAP is Puerto Rico’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.) With few jobs available in Puerto Rico, Velez Soto cannot earn enough for him and his family to survive. And based on our conversation, he is not the only Puerto Rican forced to live like this.
Victory against harmful citizenship question
Lecia Imbery,
March 7, 2019
A second federal judge blocked the Trump Administration from including a question about citizenship status on the decennial Census, saying, "The inclusion of the citizenship question on the 2020 Census threatens the very foundation of our democratic system."
For Puerto Rico, the disasters keep coming
David Elliot,
March 7, 2019
A new crisis is sweeping across Puerto Rico. Unlike Hurricanes Maria and Irma, however, this one is entirely man-made. More than one out of every three Puerto Ricans receives benefits from the island’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP), the island’s version of SNAP (once known as food stamps). Earlier this month, however, recipients began receiving sharp cuts in benefits because Congress has failed to extend assistance that was first approved as part of post-hurricane recovery.
Upcoming Webinar: The Trump Budget — What You Need to Know
Nicolai Haddal,
March 4, 2019
Upcoming Webinar: The Trump Budget — What You Need to Know Thursday, March 14th 2 P.M. EDT, 1 P.M. CDT, 12 P.M. MDT, 11 A.M. PDT Register Here Even if you can’t attend, you should register to get access to the webinar recording with captions, slides, and follow-up information. Each...
The Human Needs Report: FY20 budget talks, potential loss of food aid for millions, immigration battles, and more
Lecia Imbery,
March 4, 2019
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on early FY20 budget talks, the potential loss of food aid for millions, a blow to low-income consumers, ongoing immigration battles, and more.
