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P-EBT is a tool that states must use--alongside others--to address child hunger.
We once again are painfully reminded that a system rooted in white supremacy will never bring justice for Black lives. And we can no longer expect it to. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to demand justice for Breonna Taylor and the countless other Black lives lost to state-sanctioned genocide.
Hispanic Heritage Month is a good time to reflect on the contributions made in the 1960s and '70s by the Young Lords to health justice.
Given the effects of COVID-19 on immigrant communities, ramping up enforcement during a pandemic is particularly reprehensible.
New legislation in California would expand the state's Earned Income Tax Credit to immigrants, providing needed assistance--especially during the pandemic.
Uninsurance was already increasing before 2020, and the COVID-19 economic crisis has left millions more without coverage.
Congress must invest in the supports that schools and child care providers need to assure the wellbeing of children, families, and teachers.
Cash assistance through unemployment insurance and TANF are critical supports for people with low incomes. Yet neither form of assistance is truly meeting the need in the pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis has magnified the threats facing immigrants with low incomes, placing stress on families already challenged by the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement, public charge policies, and other extreme actions on communities of color and immigrants.