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Senate Must Act to Help Flint Residents
Lecia Imbery,
March 3, 2016
At a fundraising event live-streamed from Flint, Michigan this past Sunday, Flint schoolchildren spoke to their neighbors and the nation. Jeremiah described his headaches, memory loss and stomach pain, and his three months of missed school. The children were resilient and brave, and they need and deserve urgent and continuing...
‘We Ate that Food and Swallowed Our Pride’
Sherry Brennan,
March 2, 2016
[Editor’s note: Today Sherry Brennan works as a high-ranking TV executive. But it wasn’t always that way. Growing up, Sherry’s family received SNAP and WIC benefits, and Sherry benefited from the National School Lunch Program as a high school student in Austin, Texas. This past weekend, Sherry was part of...
Since 2010, Human Needs Programs Suffer Congress’ Budget Ax
Deborah Weinstein,
March 1, 2016
This piece originally appeared in The Hill’s Congress Blog on February 29. Advocates for human needs breathed an audible sigh of relief this past December when Congress reached a budget agreement that prevented the next round of sequestration cuts from taking place. And congressional action helped: of 164 human needs...
Human Needs Report: House Budget Delayed, Slow Response to the Flint Lead Poisoning Emergency, and a Bill to Fight Opioid Addiction
Lecia Imbery,
February 29, 2016
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on the House FY17 budget delay, the Flint, MI lead poisoning emergency, and a bill to fight opioid addiction moving in the Senate. See below for the full...
Truth in Payday Lending: James’ Story
UnidosUS,
February 26, 2016
This post was originally published on the National Council of La Raza’s blog on February 24. This week we begin a brand new series to highlight the struggles many Latinos have endured because of payday lending services that have trapped them in a vicious and costly cycle. The Consumer Financial...
