Kicking Off the Summer
Dear Jason,
Since the launch of Half in Ten, the support we’ve been hearing from you and from organizations around the country has been incredible, making one thing clear: with your help, we will reach our goal.
Last month in North Philadelphia, we saw what it looks like for a community to come together against poverty. Community leaders, elected officials and the Half in Ten leadership provided powerful stories and evidence about why reducing poverty by fifty percent is not only possible, but also the right thing to do. Watch them now at our new video page.
And we didn’t stop at just talking! Half in Ten has won campaigns in several states to protect homeowners from foreclosure, and is lobbying legislators to override vetoed minimum wage increases in Connecticut and Minnesota.
On the federal level, we’re supporting bills that will extend unemployment insurance for workers who have run out of their benefits but still cannot find a job. Right now, we’re gearing up to tell the Senate that no child should be too poor for the Child Tax Credit. If we all work together, millions of poor children will be better off and we will make important gains towards our poverty reduction goal.
We have big plans for this summer and beyond, and we can’t do it without you! So, tell your friends about Half in Ten, and keep an eye out for the very latest.
Thanks again for your support!
The Half in Ten Team
2 comments:
Well, I would like to inform that there are other organizations also which are doing great to help the needy. United Nations is one such organization which has initiated a campaign to End Poverty by 2015. The campaign revolves around 8 major goals which, if accomplished, would ensure eradication of poverty. By the way, the campaign also has a community http://www.orkut.co.in/Community.aspx?cmm=47234928 .
@ ayesha i have seen that community .It is really good to see that people in this community are united and active for such a noble cause.
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