The Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues as well as the U.S. role in global health policy, recently released results from their Health Tracking Poll that identifies health care as a top issue for voters going into Election 2018. Read more about the importance of health care issues during this election cycle below. From KFF: In … Read More
FWAF Statement on Proposed Rule Targeting Low-Income Immigrants in the U.S.
By Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) The Farmworker Association of Florida shares the following call to action to highlight the recent Trump Administration proposal expanding “public charge” for immigrants, making it essentially difficult for immigrants earning a certain percentage of the poverty level to enter the country or adjust their immigration status. Read more below on how you can get … Read More
TAKE ACTION: Last Day to Register to Vote in Ten States
By Equal Voice Action Today, October 9th, is the last day to register to vote in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas. We join with allies across the country in encouraging our fellow Americans to register to vote and to ensure that your voice can be heard at the ballot box. Click here to … Read More
Election 2018: U.S. Democracy and What’s at Stake for Families
By Sasha Abramsky | Originally published on October 4, 2018 by Equal Voice News In this special report originally published on Equal Voice News, Sasha Abramsky talked with a number of social justice organizers to get their perspective on what is most at stake as we approach the 2018 midterm elections. The post highlights Equal Voice Action’s Election 2018 initiative as … Read More
Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Updated Medicaid State Fact Sheets
The Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues, recently released updated Medicaid fact sheets and a related issue brief highlighting key Medicaid issues to watch for in the 2018 elections. Read on below for more information on this important Election 2018 resource. On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released an updated collection … Read More
ARISE: High Uninsured Rates Plague Alabama’s Rural Areas, Show Need to Expand Medicaid
By Arise Citizens’ Policy Project Arise Citizens’ Policy Project shared the following report on the elevated rates of uninsured low-income adult citizens in small towns and rural areas of Alabama, where families are struggling due to a lack of affordable health care coverage – an issue that could be addressed by expanding Medicaid to cover adults with low wages. Yet Alabamans face … Read More
ARISE: Don’t Let Alabama Kick Thousands of Parents off Medicaid
By Arise Citizens’ Policy Project Arise Citizen’s Policy Project released the following call to action highlighting the new 30-day public comment period regarding Alabama’s proposed Medicaid “work requirement” that would impact health care coverage for families who are living in deep poverty. Read more below on how you can get involved. We need your help one more time to protect health coverage … Read More
Families Pledge to Close Accounts at Chase and Wells Fargo for Financing Private Immigrant Detention Facilities
By National Domestic Workers Alliance and Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network National Domestic Workers Alliance, along with ally Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, shared the following update highlighting the Families Belong Together coalition’s September 26th National Day of Action, calling on JP Morgan Chase Bank and Wells Fargo to stop financing two large for-profit private prison corporations that operate immigration … Read More
Families Must Be Heard: National Voter Registration Day
By Equal Voice Action Today, September 25th, is National Voter Registration Day. We join with allies across the country in encouraging our fellow Americans to register to vote and to ensure that your voice, and fellow voices from your community, can be heard at the ballot box. Equal Voice Action was formed by and for poor and low-income families to use … Read More
NDWA: Trump Regulation Rigs Immigration for the Super-Rich, Expands Abusive Policy
By National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) This press release was shared on September 23, 2018 by National Domestic Workers Alliance, along with the Center for Law and Social Policy, the National Immigration Law Center, and the Center for American Progress, to speak out against proposed changes in the federal government’s “public charge” policy for immigrants that would undermine the health and well-being of … Read More