SALT 2020 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
SALT TANF Legislative Priorities:
SALT Priority #1: Reform Locality Groupings for the TANF Program so the disparity in the benefits for the two groups can be eliminated and fairness maintained. READ MORE.
SALT Priority #2: SALT TANF Time-Limit proposal changes the TANF regulations so the maximum benefit allowable of 5 years becomes the practice rather than an interruption every 2 years--the current time-limit negatively affects those pursuing an education and attempting to move out of poverty. READ MORE.
SALT Priority #3: TANF Adjustments—SALT supports the original purpose of TANF, which is to enable the children in needy families to be cared for in their own homes or homes of relatives. READ MORE.
SALT Criminal Justice Legislative Priorities:
SALT Priority #4: Lifting the Lifetime Federal Ban on TANF for Individuals with Drug Felony Records. This ban imposes a life sentence (or lifetime penalty). READ MORE.
SALT Priority #5: Eliminating the $5.00 medical co-pays for inmates in Virginia, so the incarcerated do not have to work up to 11 hours to cover a single medical co-pay. READ MORE.
SALT Priority #6: Pay imprisoned people in Virginia a reasonable wage for their mandated prison labor. READ MORE.
SALT Priority #7: Limiting and Ending Solitary Confinement. READ MORE.
SALT Priority #8: Official ID for Virginians returning from incarceration is critical. Citizens without an ID are denied access to jobs, their own money, disability and social services, and housing. READ MORE.
Video of interview with John Horejsi, SALT founder and coordinator, by Catherine Read on Radio Fairfax, on November 14. Please take some time to view the video and listen to the recounting of what your advocacy has done to bend the arc of history toward justice. CLICK HERE to access the video.
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In the United States, tens of millions of people live in a web of poverty. This video from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops offers a unique insight into the complexity of poverty, how it connects to everything that we do and the factors that keep so many people and families entrapped. Use this resource to discuss how poverty affects your community and what solutions are needed to overcome poverty. VIEW THE VIDEO.
FOR MORE RESOURCES TO LEARN ABOUT ADDRESSING POVERTY, CLICK ON THE NETWORK ADVOCATES FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING.
THIS MAY BE OF INTEREST: Concern for inmates, prison reform is obligatory act of mercy, Pope Francis says. Read more about concern for inmates and prison reform.
Dan Helmer, newly elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, has two town hall meetings scheduled, should you have an interest in attending: