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  • Coalition Letters

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    RESTORE ACT

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    Date added: 06-09-2023
    Date modified: 06-23-2023
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    Circle Letter on Poverty and Hunger

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    Date added: 09-14-2023
    Date modified: 09-14-2023
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    Circle of Protection Child Tax Credit Letter (Dec. 2022)

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    Date added: 05-15-2023
    Date modified: 05-15-2023
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    Catholic Coalition Farm Bill Principles Letter (April 2023)

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    Date added: 05-15-2023
    Date modified: 05-15-2023
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  • COVID-19

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    Our COVID-19 Response

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    Date added: 07-27-2021
    Date modified: 07-30-2021
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    Webinar: Poverty in the Pandemic: What’s in the American Rescue Plan Act for Neighbors in Need?

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    Date added: 07-27-2021
    Date modified: 07-30-2021
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    Letter to President and Congressional leaders supporting COVID-19 relief legislation, September 2020

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    Date added: 07-27-2021
    Date modified: 07-30-2021
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  • Criminal Justice

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    Restorative Justice69.00 KB08-18-2021 DownloadPreview
    Webinar: The Immersion Program: Serving Returning Citizens and Reforming the Criminal Justice System194.50 KB08-18-2021 Link
    Sign-On Letter: Joint letter with USCCB & CCUSA supporting FIRST STEP Act, November 20, 201856.37 KB07-30-2021 Link

  • Climate and Environment

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    Environment and Climate Change (April 2018)194.60 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview
    Environmental Stewardship FAQ265.18 KB08-18-2021 DownloadPreview
    Webinar: Environmental Position StatementN/A08-18-2021 Link

  • Health Care

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    Health Care for the Poor (February 2004)

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    Date added: 07-27-2021
    Date modified: 04-27-2022
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  • Housing and Homelessness

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    Affordable Housing (July 2002)43.47 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview
    Homelessness (August 2007)71.63 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview
    Housing Task ForceN/A08-18-2021 Link
    Webinar: Housing and Homelessness in the Pandemic68.90 KB08-18-2021 Link

  • Human Trafficking

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    Human Trafficking (September 2010)83.26 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview

  • Hunger and Nutrition

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    Hunger and Food Insecurity (January 2022)

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    Date added: 07-27-2021
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    Circle of Protection Farm Bill Principles Letter

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    Date added: 04-27-2023
    Date modified: 04-28-2023
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    Submitted Regulatory Comments
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    Comment to the US Department of Agriculture regarding proposed changes to eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), September 2019628.99 KB07-30-2021 Link
    Comment to the US Department of Agriculture regarding proposed changes to the way the Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) is calculated for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), December 2019296.43 KB07-30-2021 Link

  • Immigration

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    Immigration (April 2016)452.91 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview
    SVDP comment public charge rule FINAL205.61 KB07-30-2021 DownloadPreview

  • Jobs/Employment/Wages

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    Fair Wages (September 2005)69.02 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview
    Self-Sufficient Wages234.06 KB08-18-2021 DownloadPreview
    Self-Sufficient Wages FAQ368.91 KB08-18-2021 DownloadPreview
    Webinar: Work, Wages, and Pathways Out of Poverty194.04 KB08-18-2021 Link

  • Payday Lending

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    Predatory Lending (April 2007)74.38 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview
    Webinar: Combating Predatory LendingN/A08-18-2021 Link
    Webinar: Payday LendingN/A08-18-2021 Link
    Webinar: Predatory LendingN/A08-18-2021 Link
    Sign-On Letter: Response to Proposed Regulation to Combat Predatory Payday Lending215.68 KB08-18-2021 Link

  • Poverty and Social Welfare

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    Circle of Protection91.05 KB08-18-2021 DownloadPreview
    Education (April 2010)80.97 KB04-27-2022 DownloadPreview
    Webinar: The Benefits Cliff: Helping Friends in Need Answer Difficult Questions and Build Security976.17 KB05-16-2023 DownloadPreview
    SVdP USA Infrastructure and Budget to Congress 9.21.2021313.88 KB09-21-2021 DownloadPreview
    Webinar: A Vincentian Look at Fratelli Tutti: Call to Fraternity and Social Friendship194.40 KB08-18-2021 Link
    Webinar: Systemic Change and Mentoring192.58 KB10-19-2021 Link
    Sign-On Letters
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    Circle of Protection Coalition letter to Congress on antipoverty provisions of infrastructure package, July 2021167.40 KB07-30-2021 Link
    Circle of Protection letter to President and Congress on antipoverty provisions of Build Back Better plan, May 2021174.22 KB07-30-2021 Link
    Submitted Regulatory Comments
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    Comment to the Office of Management and Budget regarding proposed changes to the way poverty is calculated, July 2019484.56 KB07-30-2021 Link

  • Voting and Civic Participation

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    Circle of Protection91.05 KB08-18-2021 DownloadPreview
    Webinar: Civility in a Time of Political Strife193.43 KB07-30-2021 Link
    Webinar: Being “A Voice for the Voiceless”: Our Vincentian Calling193.57 KB07-30-2021 Link
    Webinar: Poverty in America and Our Communities: Using Census Data to Serve and Advocate More Effectively194.54 KB08-18-2021 Link

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