Campaign updates
- US Poverty update – Through Biden’s proposed American Families Act, the CTC is made permanent. The EITC credit is increased but expires in 2025.
- Global update- Two of the three Dear Colleague letters are out. Sen Cantwell has signed on to the Global Partnership for Health letter but not the Nutrition. The TB Letter is not out yet.
RESULTS updates
Action Center and submitting Letters to the Editor to newspapers.
Upcoming dates
So many upcoming dates! See the Events page to see the calendar and registration information. Four highlights:
- Op-ed 101 Training webinar on T 5/18 at 6pm PT
- Monthly forums for US Poverty in the evening of Th 5/20 – last one before the conference.
- Motivational Interviewing Skills on W 5/26 at 5:30pm PT – kick-off event for a series of training
- International Conference in one month. Register today for the conference, contact your group leader immediately if you want to participate in Lobby Week.
Actions
- LTEs and OpEds: write Letters to the Editor on US Poverty campaign to make the EITC permanent.
- email Senator Maria Cantwell from her website to ask her to sign onto the Nutrition Dear Colleague letter. And then leverage your connections outside of the state – write an LTE, ask a friend or family member to call their senator. Visit the May Monthly Action Sheets for background information and scripts in the EPIC format.