On June 13th, our extraordinary colleague and public health nurse, Erin Blair testified to Philadelphia City Council urging passage of laws to keep kids safe from lead poisoning. Joining Erin is Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership & Mabel Morris Home Visit Programs and HELP: MLP client, Kaitlyn, telling her story on why the Philly lead laws need to change now. Check out Erin and Kaitlyn’s powerful testimonies below! #leadfreephilly
HELP: MLP recently submitted comments on a proposed rule that could lead to over 755,000 people losing critical food assistance benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP. This proposed rule would limit states’ flexibility related to the amount of time individuals can receive SNAP benefits. Able-bodied adults without dependents can only get SNAP for three months in three years if they do not meet certain special work requirements; however, currently, states can waive this harsh requirement. This proposed rule would limit states’ ability to waive the requirement… Read more Weighing in on the Proposed SNAP Time Limits →
The Philadelphia Nursing-Legal Partnership (NLP), a collaboration between HELP: MLP and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) hosted a Brunch and Learn on Building Food Security in Philadelphia at the Project… Read more Building Food Security in Philadelphia →
Recently, HELP: MLP joined more than 280 public health organizations and advocates to call for the end of the partial government shutdown in a letter to the President. The current government… Read more HELP: MLP urges the President and Congress to end the Government Shutdown →
Join us for our first Brunch and Learn of 2019 on January 29th to discuss strategies to improve food security in Philadelphia. Free nursing CEUs will be provided! More information… Read more Building Food Security in Philadelphia →
If you are experiencing domestic violence or abuse, please contact the national domestic violence hotline for resources at https://www.thehotline.org/ or 1-800-799-7233. During the month of October, domestic violence awareness month, we are… Read more Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Tanya’s Story →
