Calling all orgs: Tomorrow is the final day to sign on to the letter supporting the Restoring Food Security Act. Join the push to reverse damaging SNAP cuts. Add your organization now: secure.everyaction.com/StJsNxDaF06BhM…

Senator Sal DiDomenico discusses why H.3073/S.1957, co-sponsored by Representatives Marjorie Decker and Rep. Andy X. Vargas, is so important to "our most vulnerable populations."

In these tough times, it's vital to realize the long-lasting impact of creating positive experiences (PCES) for children, incl through public policy!!, can have. PCEs (trusted connections, adults who care, communities that uplift) help buffer difficult/traumatic experiences.

More evidence that cash works for young children and their families. “I don’t have to stress about where we are going to get that extra money from anymore. It’s right there.” mlive.com/news/kalamazoo…

1 in 2 U.S. families can't afford enough diapers to keep their baby clean, dry, & healthy. That’s why we’re bringing attention to the impacts of this growing problem with National Diaper Bank Network during #NationalDiaperNeedAwarenessWeek. Learn more at nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org.

Earlier this week, Rep Rosa DeLauro & Kirsten Gillibrand reintroduced the FAMILY Act! Just 27% of the workforce has paid family leave from their jobs. The FAMILY Act would address America’s paid leave crisis and benefit working people, families, and businesses. #PaidLeaveForAll

The "Fair Housing Improvement Act", introduced yesterday by Tim Kaine Rep. Scott Peters , would expand the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination based on “source of income,” “military status” and “veteran status.” Learn more and take action: bit.ly/46tqtgP

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. wsj.com/economy/trump-…

Our executive director Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba is quoted in a new article on the impact of Medicaid and SNAP cuts from Bryant Furlow in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health: "We can’t food bank our way out of this." Read the article: childrenshealthwatch.org/medicaid-food-…

USDA recently announced that it is terminating future data collection on food insecurity. This decision will obscure the state of the nation’s households and the impact of policy decisions in the wake of cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on-t…

.MASSCAP's Diaper Distribution Pilot distributed more than 3.5 million diapers in its first two years. In a new report, we examine the health impact of those diapers. Read the report: childrenshealthwatch.org/diaperpilot/

.Public News Service has a great story on the findings from MASSCAP's Diaper Distribution Pilot with a quote from us: "When parents aren’t scrambling to buy diapers, they’re able to redirect that money to the essentials ... like rent, or medications or food." app.publicnewsservice.org/story/diaper-d…

Thank you to both Richard Sheward (Children's HealthWatch) and Cat Quirion (HopeWell) for testifying in support of H.214/S.118 to #LiftOurKidsMA out of Deep Poverty! #EndDeepPoverty #mapoli

From our friends at National Low Income Housing Coalition and Opportunity Starts at Home: Tell your federal elected officials to support the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025, which would increase access to affordable housing for veterans and low-income families. opportunityhome.org/take-action/te…

📢(THREAD) Today, Congress failed to pass legislation to keep the federal government open, triggering a partial government shutdown at midnight tonight. This puts critical programs, such as #WIC, that serve millions of American families at risk.

Read #NLIHC President and CEO Renee M. Willis Statement on the Harmful Impact of a Federal Government Shutdown on the Low Income Housing Community: nlihc.org/news/nlihc-pre…

We are deeply concerned that Congress could not reach an agreement to keep the federal government open, threatening the stability of millions of families who rely on federal jobs and programs to meet their most basic needs. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on-u…

Learn how federal programs keep kids fed in “America’s Child Nutrition Programs,” a free course from the Congressional Hunger Center: zerohungeracademy.org.

The “Pathways to Possibility” report addresses poverty on many fronts—housing, income, nutrition, taxes, and more. We’re excited to amplify its recommendations. Learn more: malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD31…

🚨 MA ACTION ALERT 🚨 Send an email to your legislators urging them to co-sponsor and support the Immigrant Legal Defense Act and the Safe Communities Act, two crucial bills that would protect our immigrant communities. Take action with MIRA Coalition: actionnetwork.org/letters/poic-c…