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House Ways and Means Subcommittee Releases Bill that Provides Much Needed Support to Children and Families in the Child Welfare System Due to COVID-19

On Friday, August 7, Chairman Danny Davis (D-IL) and Ranking Member Jackie Walorski (R-IN) of the Worker and Family Support Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee released the bipartisan Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act (H.R.7947), which provides critical supports to children and families in the child welfare system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 14, 2020 | National
Immigration

Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter: 8/14/20

August 14, 2020 | Texas
Education

The Fight Against Racial Injustice: In Memory of John Lewis

August 14, 2020 | Texas
Education

Texas Civic Education Newsletter: 8/14/20

August 14, 2020 | Texas
Child Health

How Medicaid Saved a Mother and Her Baby

My name is Clarissa. The cost of healthcare in this country is sky high. Medicaid bridges that gap and is really important for a lot of people that you might not realize it is.

August 13, 2020 | Texas
Critical Food Initiatives for Ohio’s Children

August 13, 2020 | Ohio
HEALS Act Must Do More To Provide Economic Relief Through Government Payments

August 12, 2020 | New York
Trump Plans to Limit DACA Work Permits

August 12, 2020 | New York
Republican COVID-19 Relief Plan Hurts Immigrant Families and Children

August 12, 2020 | New York
Immigration

Immigrant Families Must Be Included in Economic Stimulus Payments

Economic stimulus payments, also known as cash assistance, help families make ends meet during this crisis and they also support children’s well-being and healthy development. Politicians must act swiftly to ensure the next COVID relief package is the most robust and inclusive yet, and that must include our immigrant neighbors and their children. Let’s live up to our values and do right by our kids, no matter where they come from or what they look like.

August 12, 2020 | National

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