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Making the Conservative Case for the CTC

In 2021, Congress enacted the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which cut child poverty by more than a third by expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to reach the lowest income families. ARPA also increased the benefit amount and created monthly payments. Those monthly CTC payments helped families put food on the table, pay the rent, and keep the lights on.

September 1, 2022 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

The latest from Capitol Hill on a reconciliation package

This page will be regularly updated as Congress debates the current reconciliation package. Check back for the latest.

August 26, 2022 | Coronavirus and Poverty | Gavi | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

Fighting poverty with the tax code: EITC, CTC, and building financial stability

Farewell remarks and reflections on the work ahead, from Blake Turpin, our recent Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow who helped develop a long-term housing and tax policy campaign.

August 7, 2022 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

Rain or shine: A month of action and persistence

Clouds were building and it looked like it could rain any minute on a warm Tuesday in mid-June, but advocate Maurice Gayetay was not deterred. He was on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., waiting in the security line to speak directly to congressional staff representing his district. He had come all the way from Rhode Island to share his story and deliver his message to Congress.

August 2, 2022 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria | Global Nutrition | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

The many ways to address the affordable housing crisis

Federal interventions that were effective in lifting people out of poverty and preventing housing instability during the height of the pandemic ended. We cannot let Congress discontinue these actions in order to ensure everyone who needs federal housing assistance receives one. Congress still has an opportunity to address this gap in housing assistance — and pass a bill that provides an additional solution to the demand for housing affordability while lifting people out of poverty: the Child Tax Credit.

May 31, 2022 | Housing & Home Ownership

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October 2022: Urge Congress to support a more equitable tax code

2022 U.S. Poverty Laser Talks

Use our current U.S. poverty laser talks in your upcoming lobby meetings, letters to the editor, and e-mails to Congress.

August 2, 2022 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

2022 Fall Campaign Resources

April 2022: Building Momentum for Housing and the Global Fund

Guest Speakers: Phil Tegeler, president and executive director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC); Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

April 2022 National Webinar Recording

April 2022 National Webinar Slides (PPT version)

April 2022 National Webinar Captioning Transcript

March 8, 2022 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria | Housing & Home Ownership

March 2022: Making Progress on Housing and the Global Fund

Guest speakers: Michelle Dallafior, First Focus for Children; Linda Mafu, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria; RESULTS volunteers Yvonne Wyborny and Clara Moore honoring La’Shon Marshall

March 2022 National Webinar Recording

March 2022 National Webinar Slides (PPT version)

March 2022 National Webinar Captioning Transcript

February 9, 2022 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria | Housing & Home Ownership

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Housing & Home Ownership

Increasing access to safe and affordable homes through long-term rental assistance

A look at RESULTS campaigns in 2022