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Category: Poverty

¿Por qué el Crédito Tributario por Hijo es importante para mi familia?

June 8, 2022

By John Tejeda

Durante mi niñez, mi familia no tenía mucho dinero, por lo que mi mamá siempre estuvo agradecida por el beneficio del Crédito Tributario por Hijos.

Because…

October 30, 2020

By Ayanna Albertson

I Vote Because I Want To Be a Cause Beyond Myself I wasn’t eligible to vote until the 2012 Presidential election. During that time, I was a freshman in college…

Because…

October 27, 2020

By Maya Boddie

Still. I vote because of his work. I have made a conscious decision that his work and that of countless others cannot be in vain. I must remember that sacrifice of those before us, their persistence and refusal to back down, runs through my veins.

Because…

October 23, 2020

By Sa'iyda Shabazz

I vote because my life depends on it, literally and figuratively. As a Black, queer, low-income mother, another four years of what we’ve had feels like I’m signing over my own death certificate. 

Six Issues We Expect the Candidates to Address During the First Presidential Debate

September 29, 2020

By Maya Boddie

It’s imperative the candidates address how they are thinking about how they will ensure voters’ basic needs are met as we continue to live through this pandemic, and beyond.

the Other Pandemic

July 22, 2020

By Maya Boddie

“If our mental health professionals are now at the main source of the seams, then they should also be getting the funding and resources that can help train them in a way that can best humanize Black and Brown people in the streets,” said Wise. “We’ve always said it’s possible to fund other things.” 

The Other Pandemic

June 19, 2020

By Maya Boddie

I will expose the ways your city is currently spending money, who’s getting more, and who’s getting the short end of the stick. Who gets a fair share of the pie? Does anyone? I’ll also highlight cities that have already implemented divestment strategies within their local police departments, and provide an inside scoop on what this looks like, what it can look like on a broader scale, and how communities are thriving as a result. 

Voices of Everyday Leaders

May 17, 2020

By Ayanna Albertson

Digital Organizing In The Time of COVID In the age of social-distancing, many of our everyday leaders have shifted how they operate. From educators offering instruction from a virtual classroom…

Why We Should Celebrate National Poetry Month During a Pandemic

April 22, 2020

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

April is traditionally filled with patronizing one of the oldest forms of literary art — poetry. During National Poetry Month, audiences typically attend readings and discussions and use this time…

Child Poverty Has Been Ignored at the Debates for Two Decades

March 20, 2020

By Bobbi Dempsey

This critical topic has only been addressed a single time in the past 20 years. Like many other Americans, I have been closely watching the Democratic presidential debates. I’m interested…

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