Big Changes Still Possible from Lame Duck Congress
by Laura Welling, Director of Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Goodwill Industries International, Inc. Originally published on the Goodwill Blog In American politics, the term “lame duck” was first...
View ArticleBelieve It: Social Security Turns 80
Did you know that next year marks the 80th Anniversary of the Social Security Act? Social Security, and all the comes with it–the card, the number, the promise of a little assistance once we reach our...
View ArticleWatch: How Can Children Be Homeless in This Country?
On Thanksgiving Day, Dan Fuller, VP of Legislative Relations for Communities In Schools, talked with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about child homelessness. As Melvin pointed out, many people wonder, “How can...
View ArticleA Handout Is a Hand Up
by Joanne Goldblum, Founder and Executive Director of the National Diaper Bank Network originally for the Huffington Post Growing up in poverty increases the chances that an American will continue to...
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