COVID-19 Advocacy Update
HELP: MLP recently contributed to a letter, led by Community Legal Services, sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) on March 17, 2020 urging DHS to act on… Read more COVID-19 Advocacy Update →
COVID-19 and Employment Loss or Reduction
HELP: MLP Comments on Proposed Changes to Social Security Disability Review
On January 31, 2020 HELP: MLP submitted comments in response to a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the frequency and notice of continuing disability reviews. HELP: MLP strongly opposes this NPRM due to the impact the proposed changes will have on families of children with disabilities and low-income parents who have disabilities themselves.
HELP: MLP Welcomes New Staff Members
HELP: MLP is excited to welcome two new staff members to our team!
Nursing-Legal Partnership Webinar & Learning Collaborative
Thanks to everyone who joined us on 1/21 to learn about our Nursing-Legal Partnership. The webinar was hosted in partnership with Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership and Mabel Morris Family Home Visit Program(NFP),… Read more Nursing-Legal Partnership Webinar & Learning Collaborative →
Nursing-Legal Partnership Webinar
Please join us on January 21, 2020 at 2pm ET for a webinar on our Nursing-Legal Partnership in Philadelphia. The Nursing-Legal Partnership is a collaboration between HELP: MLP, Philadelphia Nurse-Family… Read more Nursing-Legal Partnership Webinar →
HELP: MLP Weighs in on SNAP Proposed Rule
On October 3, 2019, the Food and Nutrition Service published a proposed rule, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances, that will have detrimental impacts on low-income families across the country. HELP: MLP strongly opposes this proposed rule and urges that the Administration withdraw it. In addition to the suffering and hardship that would result from taking away basic food assistance from 19% of SNAP households nationwide, it would have a very dangerous impact on the health and well-being of many pregnant women, parents,… Read more HELP: MLP Weighs in on SNAP Proposed Rule →
HELP: MLP at APHA
Are you attending the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this week? HELP: MLP and our Philadelphia partner, Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership will be presenting at several sessions, including… Read more HELP: MLP at APHA →
