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Vague Pronouncements Do Not Reduce Poverty
Deborah Weinstein,
June 7, 2016
Editor’s Note: In addition to the following piece from CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein, please see CHN’s resource page on what works – and what doesn’t – to reduce poverty and expand opportunity. The page contains information about CHN’s upcoming event on this topic, as well as CHN’s statement and statements and...
Head Smacker: Rental Assistance to Families with Children Falls as Need Rises
Lecia Imbery,
June 3, 2016
Earlier this week, we discussed a new report showing that affordable housing is out of reach for millions of renters across the US. And higher rents, especially when combined with flat wages and an economic recovery that hasn’t reached low-income families, means an increased need for rental assistance. Unfortunately, however,...
Fact of the Week: Three Quarters of Extremely Low Income Families Pay More than Half of their Income on Housing
wpengine,
June 1, 2016
According to the new edition of Out of Reach, an annual report produced by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), affordable housing is truly out of reach for millions of Americans — especially Extremely Low Income (ELI) renters earning less than 30 percent of the Area Median Income. In...
Human Needs Hero Reception: July 19, 2016
Lecia Imbery,
May 31, 2016
The Coalition on Human Needs invites you to the 13th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception Honoring: Ruth Flower and Wade Henderson Tuesday, July 19th, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. AFL-CIO, 815 16th St. NW, Washington, DC Please join us in honoring these amazing progressive leaders: Ruth Flower: Former Associate Executive...
SNAP, TANF and a Better Path
Lecia Imbery,
May 26, 2016
“The nation’s core economic security programs are highly effective: they cut poverty almost in half, improve nutrition and health care for millions of people, and promote work.” This is how Olivia Golden, executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), began her testimony to the House Ways...
