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
Leo Nguyen,
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
Leo Nguyen,
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...
Fact of the Week: 1 in 3 Moms Struggle to Pay for Diapers
Leo Nguyen,
May 23, 2016
Everyone knows babies go through a lot of diapers. But for low-income families, the cost of diapers often forces them to go without another necessity, like food or heat. For many, it can force them to leave babies in soiled diapers longer than they’d like. This can lead to physical...
Great News on Overtime Rules
Leo Nguyen,
May 18, 2016
Great news! The Department of Labor today announced major changes to federal overtime regulations that will benefit millions of low- and middle-income workers. Currently, salaried workers who earn as little as $455 a week or $23,660 a year can be excluded from receiving overtime pay when working more than 40 hours...
