Low angle view of group of people in circle and holding their fists together during a group therapy session. People with fist put together during support group session.
By Teon Hayes “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When families are facing soaring food prices, stretched resources, and fewer avenues of support, the strength of a community is often what…
At a time when President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ efforts to defund and weaken the successful federal-state partnership behind Medicaid through legislation have failed there is a real risk that the Administration will still seek to undermine the core goals and protections of Medicaid through…
Despite recent attempts to repeal it, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay, including the option for states to expand Medicaid to millions of low-income workers who had previously been left out from both public and private health coverage.
In his first 100 days, President Trump followed through on several disturbing campaign promises—sparking chaos and fear and setting the stage for even worse actions moving forward. Youth advocates were particularly alarmed.
A new CLASP fact sheet projects that up to 217,000 children could lose child care assistance in 2018 if funding for CCDBG is not increased. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the primary source of federal funding for child care subsidies for low-income working families,…
On April 3, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered a review of consent decrees with cities and law enforcement agencies with documented histories of violent police misconduct.
A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment (REDEEM) Act and the Fair Chance Act in both the House and Senate. The Fair Chance Act ensures job applicants would be considered based on their qualifications and not on their conviction history…
On Tuesday, the overwhelmingly Republican Kansas state Senate passed a bill by a 25 to 14 majority that would expand Medicaid coverage to over 150,000 people.
Small businesses would welcome a paid family and medical leave insurance program, according to a new poll by Small Business Majority (SBM) and Center for American Progress (CAP).
A Wisconsin HOPE Lab study finds that two-thirds of surveyed community college students are food insecure and half are housing insecure. Even among students who work and receive financial aid, nearly a third still experience food or housing insecurity.
