The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) is a step toward helping everyone to reach their full potential because it provides entryways for access to affordable and high-quality post-secondary education opportunities. Last December, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced its reauthorization legislation called the PROSPER Act. The bill is concerning because it would scale […]

Last fall, advocacy by social service nonprofit, religious, and philanthropic organizations helped prevent Congress from including a provision in the final version of the tax bill that would have repealed the Johnson Amendment. Now, your voice is needed again as Members of Congress are preparing to vote next week on the “omnibus spending bill” that will […]

The Afterschool Alliance is asking for organizations to join a sign-on lettercalling for funding of $1.3 billion for 21st Century Community Learning Centers within the FY19 House and Senate spending bills, and for the subcommittees to finish up FY18. With the President’s FY19 budget proposal once again calling for the elimination of afterschool funding for 1.7 million students, it […]

We know that when we apply today’s resources to building and maintaining well-being, we can help to prevent problems before they occur and foster everyone’s ability to thrive and meaningfully contribute to our communities now and in the future. Last Friday, Congress took a step in that direction by passing a budget deal that raises […]

Today, the National Women’s Law Centerdelivered a letter, signed by NHSA and more than35 other national organizations, to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees asking them to increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant by $2.9 billion for fiscal year 2018. This increase would provide nearly 230,000 additional low-income families with high-quality […]