“All of us should be able to have a roof over our heads, take care of our kids, and live with dignity. The 2021 Child Tax Credit made that possible for me.”
Tag Archives | low-income households
We must Build Back Better from the bottom up!
Whether Congress is able to pass the president’s historic investment in struggling Americans will be decided in the coming weeks.
How the American Rescue Plan can help end child hunger for good
We joined U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of PA and other community leaders at a press conference about how the American Rescue Plan will help families and children.
Our testimony to the Port Authority of Allegheny County Board on fair fares
We joined allies in making clear how how PAAC’s new fare proposal falls short of ensuring mobility and food access for low-income transit riders.
American Rescue Plan: What aid struggling households can expect
Pres. Biden’s $1.9 trillion aid package will deliver financial assistance to those in need. Here’s an explainer of the direct relief it contains.
What you need to know about tax filing and the $600 stimulus checks
Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the stimulus payments Congress authorized in its December 2020 COVID relief package.
Just Harvest Celebrates Long-Sought COVID Relief Bill, Additional Measures Needed
The package contains powerful public policies to help suffering American households, but pervasive hunger and poverty will likely continue.
Allegheny County Organizations Call for Robust COVID Relief
Just Harvest and 21 community, advocacy, and labor organizations urged our U.S. Senators and Representatives to enact specific relief measures.
Cash Assistance options during COVID-19
What can people waiting for unemployment benefits, or who aren’t eligible for them, do to pay their bills? There are options.
After the pandemic: The “old normal”, or something better?
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis of shocking proportion. We eagerly yearn for a return to normal, even as we picture what “a new normal” might require.
