As the coronavirus pandemic and public health crisis stymies the U.S. economy, youth and adults impacted by the criminal justice system face significant challenges to achieving economic stability.
I testified at a Congressional hearing on a proposal to eliminate SNAP benefits for 3.1 million recipients, including almost 1 million children. In these difficult times, our country must ensure those in need have safe, affordable, and nutritious food. That’s the plea I made during that Congressional hearing before this pandemic, and it’s even more important now.
HUD has proposed a regulation that would effectively eliminate a 2015 policy known as the Assessment of Fair Housing. If implemented, the proposed rule would make it harder to foster inclusive communities and promote fair housing choice for people of color, people with disabilities, and other protected classes.
My mother migrated here after the Vietnam War. Growing up, I watched her struggle and succeed. She was the first women in my life to encourage me and instill the idea of hope and change.
While the CARES Act includes some provisions that help youth and young adults, future coronavirus response legislation must directly address the issues important to young people.
This Women's History Month, Asha Banerjee and Rosa García write about their respective grandmother and mother to accentuate the power and necessity of postsecondary education for women, particularly women of color.
I am a Hmong American woman born in a refugee camp in Thailand after my parents fled war-torn Laos during the U.S. occupation of Southeast Asian countries in the 1980s.
Last night House Democrats released a bill to combat the Coronavirus crisis. The child care provisions in the bill would help meet some of the critical needs, but they will not be enough.
With a background in grassroots activism and community building, Nala Simone Toussaint works with organizations to spark impactful change through policy, activism, and education.
Ten years ago today, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health care for economic and physical wellbeing. It is especially important to make known the successes of the ACA, especially during the critical time our country is now facing.
