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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Half in Ten Releases New Poverty ReductionToolkit
Did you miss Half in Ten's webinar last week? Here's the scoop:
On the webinar, a distinguished panel of speakers, including Co-Chair of the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-9) discussed Half in Ten’s new report and accompanying advocacy tools to cut poverty in half over the next 10 years.
The report, “Restoring Shared Prosperity: Strategies to Cut Poverty and Expand Economic Growth,” is Half in Ten’s first inaugural report that will track progress toward our goal on a variety of indicators to help advance policies that create good jobs, strengthen families, and promote economic security.
This report will serve as a guide for our efforts to cut poverty and will help us hold elected officials accountable. But building the movement of advocates fighting poverty nationwide and creating the political will to end poverty is what will help us reach this achievable goal.
To that end, Half in Ten has developed resources and action steps advocates can take to educate their networks about the challenges facing families struggling with poverty and economic hardship and to engage their elected officials in the fight against poverty. Consult the resources below and take action today!
Resources:
- If you missed the webinar, you can download the complete recording and slides here. Contact info@halfinten.org with any questions.
- Check out Half in Ten’s new action toolkit to learn how to use the data in the report in action alerts, letters to the editor, social media posts, op-eds, and in other advocacy mediums.
- Curious about the “Restoring Shared Prosperity” report? Read the top 10 findings from the report or read the full report here.
- Want to see how your state fares on indicators like poverty, hunger, unemployment, and more? Explore our new interactive website and download a fact sheet with your state’s data here.
Action steps:
- Despite the important role unemployment benefits play in the lives of millions of jobless Americans and in the nation’s economic health, unemployment benefits are set to expire at the end of this year. Stand up for families in need and our fragile economic recovery this holiday season and ask your members of Congress to continue jobless benefits for another year.
- We need your help! Join the movement to cut poverty in half in 10 years. Sign a pledge affirming the Half in Ten goal as an individual, organization, or elected official today.
Michigan League for Human Services publishes Food Assistance Facts
Did You Know?
- Food assistance recipients generally have to be working or participating in employment or training activities to receive assistance for more than three months.
- Almost 80% of food assistance dollars are re-deemed within two weeks and 97% within a month.
- Food assistance helps the economy grow. For every $1 spent in food assistance, $1.79 is generated in economic growth.
- Food assistance generates spending in the retail, agricultural and food production industries in Michigan.
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