Join us for the May 2018 RESULTS U.S. Poverty National Webinar. The House is moving forward with a Farm Bill that makes harmful changes to SNAP that would result in 2 million people losing all or part of their food assistance over the next decade. On the webinar, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) joins us to … Continue reading May 2018 U.S. Poverty Webinar – Protecting SNAP from Harmful Cuts

Join us for the April 2018 RESULTS U.S. Poverty National Webinar . This month, we focus on the issue of systemic oppression and why and how RESULTS is working to address it. RESULTS wants to play an active role in calling out and dismantling systemic forms of oppression. On the webinar, we discuss RESULTS’ choice … Continue reading April 2018 U.S. Poverty National Webinar – Addressing Systemic Oppression

Listen to the March 2018 RESULTS U.S. Poverty National. On this month’s webinar, we spend time talking about how best to message our efforts at protecting anti-poverty programs from cuts and changes. We are pleased to have Greg Kaufmann of the Center for American Progress and Talkpoverty.org (and formerly of The Nation magazine) to share his messaging … Continue reading March 2018 U.S. Poverty National Webinar – Using the March Recess to Protect Food Assistance and Health Care

On the February 2018 RESULTS U.S. Poverty National Webinar, we are kicking off our exciting #LettersGetLOUD campaign, which aims to engage friends and allies in taking action to protect anti-poverty programs. With Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs facing threats, lifting up new voices is going to be critical to our success. To help us better … Continue reading February 2018 U.S. Poverty National Webinar – Let’s Make #LettersGetLOUD!

Join us for the RESULTS U.S. Poverty National Webinar. As Congress negotiates a final tax bill, we are pleased to have Laura Peralta-Schulte of NETWORK as our guest speaker this month. She updates us on the latest about the tax bill, what impacts it could have on low-income populations in the U.S., and what we … Continue reading December 2017 U.S. Poverty National Webinar – Finishing the Work of 2017 and Looking Ahead to 2018

With the House voting on their tax plan this week with the Senate to follow after Thanksgiving, we spend time reviewing what’s in these bills, their impact Americans in poverty, and what you can do to influence the process over the new few weeks. We are happy to have Rafael Collazo, Director of Political Campaigns … Continue reading November 2017 U.S. Poverty National Webinar – Building Momentum to Stop the Bad Tax Bills

On the September 2017 webinar, we highlight what the new U.S. Census poverty data says and talk about how you can use it to generate media and train others in your community to take action. We are also thrilled to have legendary civil rights activist and community organizer Heather Booth as our guest speaker. She … Continue reading September 2017 RESULTS U.S. Poverty National Webinar – Building the Movement for Fair Taxes for All

In the Senate, leaders are working hard to craft a health deal that at least 50 senators will support while the House is moving forward with a budget plan that could fast-track cuts to basic assistance programs, including SNAP and Medicaid. To help us navigate this terrain, we are thrilled to have our dear friend … Continue reading July 2017 U.S. Poverty National Webinar – Protecting Medicaid and SNAP from Harmful Budget Cuts

Join RESULTS advocates and special guest Lindsay Lee Plack, Government Relations Director at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, as we discuss the challenges and opportunities that exist around development assistance programs in Congress. 

The House moved quickly on their American Health Care Act (AHCA), H.R. 1628, which passed on May 4, 217-213. To help us better understand these developments, Ellen Nissenbaum, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, will join as our guest speaker this month. She’ll discuss the bill’s Medicaid changes … Continue reading May 2017 U.S. Poverty Webinar – Stopping Efforts to Gut Medicaid in the Senate