The proposal would raise uninsured rates & worsen access to #healthcare, financial security, and food for millions of low-income Americans: bit.ly/2RmpkAo #RedefiningPoverty

MAP is excited to announce our new Co-Chair! Congratulations to Stacey Jefferson, Associate Director, Policy and Community Engagement at BHS Baltimore! #MAPAdvocacy #MDPolitics #mdga2020 bhsbaltimore.org/staff/stacey-j…

Thank you for your service, Sarah!

Baltimore Jewish Council 👑 Marylanders Against Poverty Great job, Sarah!

The 60-day public comment period for this proposed rule will begin tomorrow (July 24th). Visit bit.ly/2YptJZr for a statement from Food Research & Action Center president, Jim Weill, and to learn how to submit your own comment opposing this rule. #SNAPMatters

Happy #NationalFarmersMarketWeek! Here's yet another great reason to visit PG County farmers markets this month!

Like most states, Maryland's tax system is upside down, asking the least of those most able to pay. If we take a few steps to clean up our tax code, we can make it more equitable and invest more in our communities. mdeconomy.org/building-our-f…

Happy Valentine’s Day! Thanks to all of the legislators and staff who came our MAP breakfast this week and showed us some love. It was great to share the work of our individual members with you! (1/2) #mdpolitics #mdga20 #talkpoverty

If you attended our breakfast -or seen our recent materials -you’ll see we changed our name! We are now Marylanders Against Poverty, recognizing our work to change the systems that create & maintain poverty & that low-income folks are not monolithic. Thanks to all who support us!

No one should have to choose between the job they need & the family they love. We all need #PaidFamilyLeave #TimeToCareMD #MakeMDNext bit.ly/2Lhz1BN

The Time to Care Act House hearing is starting now in Economic Matters! We all need Paid Family Leave to care for ourselves and our loved ones, and we strongly support this legislation. Kris Valderrama Senator Antonio Hayes . #timetocaremd #talkpoverty mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Com…

MAP member @CCMDAdvocacy of Catholic Charities of Maryland provides compelling testimony on Time To Care: Paid Family Leave can keep families out of homelessness, allows caregivers to be with family members who are ill & is good for our state’s economy. #timetocaremd

MAP member MJ Kraska of Maryland Catholic Conference gives powerful testimony on why Paid Family Leave is important for service members, veterans, and their families. It’s about dignity of work and the dignity of the human person. #timetocaremd

MAP Members Public Justice Center & Health Care for the Homeless testifying on three of the Renters United Maryland Housing Justice Package bills in the Judiciary Committee right now. Addressing the eviction crisis is paramount in the effort to end poverty. #MDhousingjustice #MDpolitics #MDGA21

MAP member @HPRPMaryland also providing powerful primetime testimony this evening on the Housing Justice Package in the Judiciary committee. Preventing evictions prevents homelessness. Renters United Maryland #mdhousingjustice #MDGA21 #MDpolitics

MAP members CASH Campaign of MD Maryland Center on Economic Policy & Catholic Charities of Maryland are testifying in Ways and Means right now in strong support of SB 218, which will extend our successful state Earned Income Tax Credit program to ALL low-income Maryland taxpayers.

This is a slap in the face to thousands of Marylanders who are already struggling to make ends meet. It's unnecessary, and it won't help our state's economy recover. Full statement: mdeconomy.org/statement-on-g…

As Benjamin Orr points out in this The Baltimore Sun article, the governor's action will disproportionately harm Marylanders of color. "It is very short-sighted and doesn’t reflect the reality that people are living all across the state." baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md…

What do you need to know about the updated child tax credit policy? Check it out here:

Timely and powerful The Washington Post Op-ed by @DelGeraldine23A on #TANFat25 and what we can do in Maryland to strengthen and redesign our TCA program to truly create pathways out of poverty for Marylanders. #TANF #TalkPoverty washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…