PathWays PA Policy Blog

If you live in Pennsylvania, don't forget to vote on April 26! It is a critical time to cast your ballot on the issues that affect you. Your vote matters more than ever, especially when it comes to the policies that affect women, girls, and families like the ones we serve every day. The following information is for people who are registered to vote in Pennsylvania. If you live in another state, or have questions that are not answered in this post, please visit http://www.vote411.org/ . ***If you have any issues on Election Day, please call 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Be sure to bring this number with you to the polls!*** Who is Running for Office? On April 26, you can vote in the primaries for President, US Senator, State Attorney General, and many other races. Some municipalities may also have special ballot questions. You may be able to find a list of people running on your ballot at http://www.vote411.org/ballot . This ballot may not include local races and delegates - check inf...

In partnership with CFED and the Assets and Opportunities Network , PathWays PA is asking for signatures to a sign-on letter regarding an amendment to the Tax Fraud and Identity Theft bill. This amendment would help regulate the tax preparation industry and prevent unscrupulous tax preparers from preying on low- and moderate-income taxpayers’ hope for a large—and quick—refund. Please use this form to read the letter and sign on by Monday, and feel free to share it with your partners.

For Immediate Release One in Five Workers is Leaving Money on the Table! PathWays PA can help workers get their taxes done for free at VITA sites throughout the region – and will be announcing a special VITA site later in the week! EITC Awareness Week Events: 1/26 – PathWays PA releases list of local VITA sites online 1/27 – PathWays PA promotes DelcoAD VITA sites online 1/28 – PathWays PA makes special announcement about VITA Supersite 1/29 – PathWays PA holds EITC Awareness Twitter Storm from 10 – 11 AM (sample tweets/images available here ) www.pathwayspa.org / pathwaysvita.com / @PathWaysPA / @PathWaysPolicy #EITC Workers can get a larger tax refund this year because of the EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) – but one in five eligible workers don’t know about it! During EITC Awareness Week, PathWays PA will share information daily to help spread the word about the EITC and how we can help workers access the money they’ve earned. In 2015, 27.5 million workers recei...

EITC Awareness Day is next week, and you're invited to join us for a Twitter Storm to celebrate! The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal tax credit. It reduces or eliminates taxes for workers under a certain income, and in many cases actually gives them money back! Here's a few more facts: For the 2014 tax year 27.5 million taxpayers received about $66.7 billion in EITC  The average amount of EITC received nationwide last year was more than $2,400  EITC is for workers whose income does not exceed the following limits in tax year 2015:  $47,747 ($53,267 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children  $44,454 ($49,974 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children  $39,131 ($44,651 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child  $14,820 ($20,330 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children  Investment income in all cases must be $3,400 or less We'll be online sharing information from 1-2 PM on Fri...

If you or someone you know needs health insurance or need help re-enrolling in the federal marketplace do not miss the FREE healthcare enrollment event at PathWays PA's West Philadelphia TLP office (4911 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139) TOMORROW (1/7/16) from 9:00-5:00 To prescreen for eligibility, call: (215) 977-7255, or email: navigator@healthfederation.org To schedule an appointment online, go to: https://www.getcoveredamerica.org/connector and enter your zip code. Search for the PathWays PA enrollment event. PLEASE SHARE!

From our friends at CWW In a collaborative effort, the Center for Innovation in Worker Organizing and the Center for Women and Work at the Rutgers University School of Labor and Employment Relations is pleased to announce a two-day Gender Justice media training workshop. The training will be held in New Brunswick at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center on Feb. 24 - 25th, 2015 and will be conducted by the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Jobs With Justice, and the Scholars Strategy Network. Women faculty, union leaders and members and community leaders are invited to participate. The two-day training will equip participants to participate in the public discourse on a range of state and local labor issues.  Day One of the training will focus on building a new narrative about women and work. Day Two will hone in on writing that narrative as an op-ed. In partnership with other groups, we will actively seek opportunities for the trainees to place op-eds connected to a specific campa...

We're hoping to send out our Annual Appeal email tomorrow, but you can get a sneak peek at the video right now! Tell us what you think! Tenelle and Taquanna are two of the 4,500+ people that PathWays PA serves each year. Through the our services, families get the support they need to go back to school, move into stable housing, and get good jobs. Give the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season! Whether you want to donate in your name or make a gift in honor of your loved one, our families need your help today. Donate now at  Justgive.org  or visit our  website  for more ways to give.