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Hunger and Poverty in America 2024 Fact Sheet and Discussion Guide
From the latest data on food-insecure households to the impact of government programs and personal stories, this comprehensive guide offers knowledge and tools for meaningful conversation. Downloadable fact sheet and video.
Bishop Eaton expresses disappointment in Grants Pass Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday. Read Bishop Eaton’s statement and what it means for Arizona.
Arizona Housing Facts
Read all about housing in Arizona, from the fourth in a series of education posts about LAMA’s policy priorities. Get up to date on the issues we are advocating on!
Action Alert: Urge Our Senators to Expand the Child Tax Credit
ELCA Action Alert: We still haven’t gotten the CTC passed! Keep pressuring congress to make it a priority.
ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Take Action to Fully Fund W.I.C and S.N.A.P
ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Urge Congress to fully fund WIC and SNAP before March 1!
ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Urge the Senate to Expand the CTC
With tax season underway, urge our Senators to pass a bipartisan tax package that expands the Child Tax Credit!
UPDATE: Child Tax Credit Passes House, Awaits Senate Approval
The CTC passed the House! Read more about how to advocate for this instrumental policy as the Senate prepares to debate it
Call today! Ensure anti-poverty programs remain in the debt ceiling deal
This urgent ELCA Advocacy Action Alert urges calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202.224.3121 to ensure anti-poverty programs are maintained in the final debt ceiling deal.
Expanded housing access possible by new HUD rule
In February, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took new steps toward addressing patterns of segregation and expanding fair access to housing by proposing a change in policy through a proposed rule. Comment by April 10 as it makes its way through the federal rulemaking process.
A Sandwich Shop, a Tent City and an American Crisis
As homelessness overwhelms downtown Phoenix, a small business wonders how long it can hang on. By Eli Saslow for The New York Times.
Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance Advocacy Day
LAMA is co-sponsor of the Anti-Hunger Alliance Advocacy Day at the Capitol on March 13th, 2023, from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm at the Wesley Bolin Plaza. Complimentary lunch included. Please join us!
Opportunity to Extend Child Tax Credit
Lawmakers have a limited window to pass an extension to the Child Tax Credit (CTC), which lapsed at the end of 2021. Last year, the strengthened tax credit helped cut childhood poverty from 9.7 to 5.2 percent! In a year of record inflation and economic uncertainty, the CTC expansion alone kept 2.9 million children out of poverty.
Urge Congress: Extend the Child Tax Credit
Food insecurity and poverty continue to affect families in the U.S. with young children who are the most vulnerable to hunger. A way to ensure children have the food they need to survive and thrive is to extend the expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
Build Back Better Reduces Racial Disparities
The House Build Back Better (BBB) legislation takes important steps to address racial disparities rooted in this nation’s long history of racism and discrimination, which has created large gaps in both opportunities and outcomes in education, employment, health, and housing.
9 in 10 Families With Low Incomes Are Using Child Tax Credits to Pay for Necessities, Education
91 percent of families with low incomes (less than $35,000) are using their monthly Child Tax Credit payments for the most basic household expenses — food, clothing, shelter, and utilities — or education.
Poverty fell overall in 2020 due to massive stimulus checks and unemployment aid, U.S. Census says
Nearly 8.5 million people were lifted out of poverty last year, an unprecedented decline in a single year that occurred largely because of the stimulus checks. Poverty in America is defined as a family of four living on less than about $26,250 a year.
These Interconnected Policies Would Sustain Families, Support Women, and Grow the Economy
Individuals and families need a range of supports to thrive, lead healthy and productive lives, and participate fully in the economy. An interconnected suite of policy interventions that addresses economic stability and family care needs is essential, not only for families’ economic well-being but also to grow and propel a strong economy.