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Salt Lake Community Action Program provides a variety of services to meet the needs of low income residents in SL County #Utah & surrounding areas. #Poverty

Salt Lake City Utah
Joined January 2010
For the time being federal nutrition programs are okay. We still need to let our Congressional Delegation that... fb.me/2KFloVZ7n
Women may have MORE jobs than ever, but when they're all worse-paying jobs, is that really a step forward? bit.ly/1fXpFnt #fem2
RT @hungerclock @UAgainstHunger: 24 days until every food stamp (#SNAP) household in America gets a little hungrier. stopthehungerclock.org
Questions about the Gov't #shutdown? Join our partners @CoalitiononHN for a webinar tomorrow at 4pm ET. Register here:bit.ly/GDPTey
WIC support for moms, babies threatened during shutdown via @CBSnews cbsn.ws/1g4u8SM #talkPoverty
REPORT: 2 million working Americans work for federal contractors, but some are barely making minimum wage bit.ly/10pyOx9
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For 10 years, wages have been flat for the majority of college graduates. #inequality - ow.ly/oJVeM
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Income for the top 1% of earners grew by nearly 20% last year. The bottom 99%? Only 1% ampr.gs/1fZTBdq via @thinkprogress
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Federal investments in job training have fallen dramatically:
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How are you celebrating the 50th Anniversary of #IHaveaDream & the March on Washington? Take our quiz ow.ly/ooiBS
Prepaid debit cards are popular, even with the government mktplc.org/15odiFV #Obamacare
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Sequestration has cut $405 million from Head Start ampr.gs/15wA1ne
Beautiful day for #drivingouthunger!
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Instead of the original estimate of 2,200 patients, Valley Mental Health stops patient cuts at 730 ksl.fm/14EozIv
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Thanks @OrrinHatch and Sen Hagen for bipartisan support for the Newborn Screening Reauth bill. Screening saves lives! 1.usa.gov/17A3ud3
CORRECTION: President's speech on housing is at 4pm ET!
Cuts to SNAP could push millions of Americans into poverty ampr.gs/1crq66Q #icymi
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Replying to @myFNC
The majority are working, and the average SNAP family nets just $338 a month. @myfnc @MomsRising #foodfri
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Support for Medicare remains high. 72% of Americans believe that spending should increase or remain the same ampr.gs/142HXvz