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| New Mexico Center Fights Hunger in Public Schools |
| September 24, 2009 |
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With both school and household budgets strained by the economic downturn, student hunger is threatening public education across the country, as countless children are underfed and unable to learn. In response, New Mexico Appleseed has outlined a strategy to take full advantage of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), helping local schools feed more children at a lower cost. Read more...
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| Red Tape Obstructs Due Process for Immigrants |
| September 17, 2009 |
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In support of Appleseed's comprehensive efforts to reform the U.S. immigration court system, Chicago Appleseed, in collaboration with the National Office, will each month draft and release a policy statement on a major recommendation from Assembly Line Injustice. Read more...
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| DC Center Releases 5th HIV/AIDS Report Card |
| September 10, 2009 |
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Last month, DC Appleseed released its fifth HIV/AIDS report card, a comprehensive tool for gauging the effectiveness of the city's testing, education and prevention programs. The report sites much progress since 2005 but calls for strong commitment and leadership from the business community and local organizations to reinforce municipal efforts in fighting the epidemic. Read more...
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| Appleseed Now a Member of Two Combined Giving Campaigns |
| September 3, 2009 |
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| You can now support Appleseed through two combined giving campaigns in the National Capital Area: the United Way and the Combined Federal Campaign . The 2009 solicitation period for began on Sept. 1 and ends in mid-December. Read more... |
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| Consumer Protections under Credit CARD Act Begin to Take Effect |
| August 27, 2009 |
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Appleseed's ongoing Financial Access program seeks to connectun- and underbanked individuals with mainstream financial institutions, protect low-income consumers from predatory lending, and promote transparency in the financial system overall. New federal regulation of the credit card industry, several provisions of which took effect last week, will help carry these objectives one step closer to reality. Read more...
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| Immigration Court Reform Project Featured in National Law Journal |
| August 20, 2009 |
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| Exemplified by Assembly Line Injustice, Appleseed's work on immigration court reform was featured in last week's issue of the National Law Journal. Executive Director Betsy Cavendish is quoted in the article. Read more... |
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| Protecting Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in U.S. Custody |
| August 13, 2009 |
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Each year, thousands of immigrant children living in the United States - whether asylum seekers, victims of human trafficking, or in some cases, even misidentified American citizens - are apprehended by authorities. For those without a parent or legal guardian - nearly 8,000 in 2006 - detention and repatriation proceedings are too often unjust, exploitative or downright dangerous. Read more...
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| New $150K Grant Propels Education Reform |
| August 6, 2009 |
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Appleseed will continue to advance educational quality and equity in communities across the country, thanks to a generous grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.The grant will fund continued work on parent involvement, as well as resource equity within school districts. Read more...
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| Centers Enjoy Influx of New Legal Talent |
| July 30, 2009 |
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Thanks to the generosity of prominent law firms, Appleseed is deploying a number of new legal fellows in its pursuit of social justice and opportunity. To date, Appleseed Centers have added 12 new attorneys - many of them temporarily deferred - who will apply their expertise to a range of projects nationwide. Read more...
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| Nebraska Center Notches Legal Victories for Vulnerable Residents |
| July 23, 2009 |
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| Nebraska Appleseed has contributed to a series of courtroom victories this summer in cases involving the rights of low-income families, access to health care benefits, and child welfare. Read more... |
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| Oklahoma Remittance Tax Unfairly Targets Immigrants |
| July 16, 2009 |
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Appleseed is mobilizing to oppose a recently enacted Oklahoma tax on remittances, passed by the state legislature in June. The first of its kind, the law imposes a five dollar fee on each remittance transaction made through a licensed money transmitter, plus an additional fee of one percent of amounts greater than five hundred dollars. Read more...
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| South Carolina Center Hosts Health Care Education Forums |
| July 9, 2009 |
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In collaboration with the South Carolina Health Care Voices coalition, SC Appleseed has begun hosting a series of National Health Care Debate Forums, each designed to educate residents about proposed health care legislation and provide a sounding board for local concerns. Read more...
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Supreme Court Rules for Judicial Impartiality
July 2, 2009 |
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| In a decision that will help insulate the American court system from judicial bias and favoritism, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that elected judges must disqualify themselves from cases involving those who have contributed exceptional amounts of money to their election campaigns. Read more... |
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