Appleseed Commemorates 15th Anniversary at New York Event June 26, 2008 Last Thursday Appleseed celebrated its 15- year anniversary at its annual New York event, raising nearly $400,000 and honoring Robert L. Mallett for his pro bono support, visionary leadership and commitment to Appleseed. Read more...
Connecticut Appleseed Expands Reach of Financial Services for Immigrant Communities June 20, 2008 During the past year, Connecticut Appleseed has expanded its Financial Access program, bringing more immigrant communities into the financial mainstream to save money, access credit, build assets, and better protect themselves from theft and financial predation. Read more...
Louisiana Appleseed Joins Coalition to Eradicate the School-to-Prison Pipeline June 12, 2008 Last week Louisiana Appleseed joined the Louisiana School to Prison Reform Coalition, a group committed to pursuing systemic legislative and policy changes to curtail the thousands of Louisiana youth who end up in the "school-to-prison pipeline," which is described as various disciplinary policies that push children out of school and hasten their entry into the juvenile, and eventually the criminal, justice system, where prison is the end of the road. Read more...
Nebraska Appleseed Files Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Low-Income Families Seeking Reinstatement of Medical Care June 5, 2008 Nebraska Appleseed recently filed a class action lawsuit challenging the state's authority to take away medical assistance from low-income families. The suit asserts that the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has overstepped its bounds by removing vital Medicaid health care coverage from families who fail to fully meet work requirements under Nebraska's welfare-to-work program known as Employment First.Read more...
Appleseed Honors Advocates May 29, 2008 Earlier this month, South Carolina Appleseed held its third annual Advocate of the Year reception, honoring I.S. Leevy Johnson. The award is given annually to a member of the South Carolina legal community who exemplifies the Center's role as a voice for low- income children and families.Read more...
Appleseed Report Highlights Policy Challenges of Local Police Enforcing Federal Immigration Law May 22, 2008 Asking state and local law enforcement to don a second hat as federal immigration officers is poor public policy, according to a recently revised report released by Appleseed on Monday. Read more...
Appleseed Report Finds North Carolina Schools Need Better Parent Involvement May 15, 2008 A new Appleseed report released last Friday identifies a variety of barriers preventing North Carolina parents from being fully involved in their children's education -- a critical component to higher student achievement under the No Child Left Behind Act. Read more...
Nebraska Appleseed and Allies Defeat Anti-Immigrant Legislation May 8, 2008 As the Nebraska state legislative session wrapped up last month, Nebraska Appleseed and its community allies celebrated the defeat of several immigrant-related proposals. Read more...
Appleseed Challenges Anti-Immigrant Ordinance May 1, 2008 Appleseed recently filed an amicus brief with the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia on the Hazleton anti-immigrant case, which punishes landlords and employers for doing business with undocumented immigrants.Read more...
DC Appleseed Report Offers Solutions to Combat High Poverty Rates in the District of Columbia April 17, 2008 This week DC Appleseed released its report on Washington, D.C.'s working poor families, "Hometown Prosperity: Increasing Opportunities for DC's Low-Income Working Families," which describes the barriers these families face to economic advancement and lays out essential policy changes that could improve their situation. Read more...
Social Justice Leaders Join Appleseed in Chicago April 10, 2008 Last week in Chicago the national office of Appleseed and Chicago Appleseed held their annual fundraising event, "Building Strong Communities," where Appleseed honored Lowell Sachnoff of Reed Smith Sachnoff & Weaver; the firm Schiff Hardin; and Ron Grzywinski and Mary Houghton of ShoreBank. Read more...
Appleseed Centers Strive to Make DREAM Act a Reality April 3, 2008 As part of a grant from the Blavatnik Charitable Foundation received in November, the national office of Appleseed and Appleseed Centers continue to advocate for passage of the DREAM Act, federal legislation that would provide legal status to undocumented high school students who attend college or serve in the U.S. armed forces. Read more...
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