Adequate access to food is economic justice. But too many people with low incomes are forced to stretch their SNAP benefits. In 2020, the SNAP benefit per person per meal was only $1.39, not enough to pay for a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread.

NEW: A report from ColorOfChange and Better IRS is raising the alarm on how Intuit and H&R Block are exploiting low-income taxpayers in neighborhoods where many residents are eligible for free tax filing services.

Portia Allen-Kyle in Inequality.org: inequality.org/research/irs-d…

Black women are no strangers to traumatic experiences or being forced to be “strong” and “resilient” in the face of said trauma, and that's especially true for maternal health. As we close out #BMHW , remember that Black women inherit joy too. npwf.info/3Ms9IcI

The last message in Salaam Bhatti's great thread -- over 55k emails to Congress on the #AffordableConnectivity program via Coalition on Human Needs online action in the last 1.5 weeks. Let's get @repyvetteclarke's #ACP discharge petition passed ASAP!

🚨 Important Update 🚨

The #AffordableConnectivityProgram ( #ACP ), a lifeline for millions, is facing an uncertain future. Here's what you need to know about the wind-down /1

Impatience over stalled tax deal grows in Senate thehill.com/business/45974…
#ChildTaxCredit

'It appears to me that the IRS' Direct File effort may be a model of government technology implementation.'

Sen. Michael Bennet on the success of the Inflation Reduction Act-funded program during a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing:

Be part of history next Monday, 4/22.

Join me, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Dana White, Bobby Watts, Diane Yentel, Ann Marie Oliva, Donald Whitehead and 300+ other folks to know that housing, not handcuffs, solves homelessness.

#HousingNotHandcuffs #JohnsonVGrantsPass

Paid leave is a must have for babies and toddlers.

Take action now for #PaidLeave : bit.ly/3FryFQK

Meet a few of the families joining us for #StrollingThunder to tell Congress to #ThinkBabies : bit.ly/2FxyIKM

'Alongside Feeding America, Bread for the World, and other anti-hunger organizations, FRAC sent a letter to the Senate saying, “The #ChildTaxCredit improvements in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act will help families put food on the table.” tucson.com/opinion/column…

Yep, let's keep working on expanding the #ChildTaxCredit !
Tell the Senate to expand the CTC actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t… via Coalition on Human Needs

NEW: On the heels of Tax Day, the Better IRS campaign and the Coalition for Free and Fair Filing detail the success of IRS Direct File, celebrated by taxpayers and experts as a critical step towards free, fair tax filing for all.

Read the full report: betterirs.us/report

The day after #TaxDay is also a great time to remember the need to expand the #ChildTaxCredit -- and local advocates have already sent almost 50k emails to Senators urging them to get it done. Join in: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t… via Coalition on Human Needs

New @momsrising National Women's Law Center poll shows the vast majority of voters want to #TaxtheRich to fund care policies like child care, paid leave, and aging and disability care nwlc.org/resource/memo-…

It’s almost tax day! If you want to file your taxes online for free, see if you’re eligible for the IRS’s new pilot program at directfile.irs.gov. It sure beats skipping through ads on TurboTax.

Tax Day is tomorrow, but as child care costs continue to rise Automatic Benefits for Children Coalition advisory board members like Joseph Yusuf say families like his aren't getting the support they need! That's why he says the Senate needs to pass and expanded #CTC now! Story:
n.pr/3xnRDHS

🗣️What do we want? $$$ in care policies that lift all families! 🗣️When do we want them? NOW! MomsRising @MamasconPoder National Women's Law Center Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait @fmlyvalueswork this #TaxDay2024 to tell Congress to #TaxtheRich and use their tax $$$ to fund care policies that lift all families!

And the law failed to deliver on its economic promises: research shows that most workers (those w/< ~$114k in earnings) saw ZERO wage increases, despite claims from the Trump Admin that the corporate cut wld generate at least $4k in wage gains to workers. cbpp.org/research/feder…

For all those politicians who claim to care about deficits, looking for your specific plans to make the wealthy & big corporations pay their fair share by stopping these giveaways & raising more revenue (President Biden has some ideas!) for investments in human needs + your supposed goal

ICYMI: This week we joined Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait and partners rallying together to champion care workers and addressing the need for a full investment into #thecareeconomy . Read the full statement: communitychange.org/page/community…