Today, Tuesday, June 15, Bread for the World members from across the country will visit members of Congress on Capitol Hill to ask them to support millions of low-income working families who struggle to make ends meet. For those of us who cannot attend this advocacy day in person, please call your member of Congress this week. Use this special toll-free number: 1-800-826-3688. Simply ask your Representative to make the current Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit levels permanent.
You can explain your message by adding these points: (1) If Congress fails to preserve
the Child Tax Credit at its current level, a full-time working parent receiving the minimum wage will receive only a $320 credit instead of the current $1,800 credit. The difference ($1,480) is a modest amount of money that has a big impact on the lives of families struggling to make ends meet. (2) If the EITC and Child Tax Credit are not continued at current levels, 1.5 million people will fall below the poverty line, including 800,000 children.
Click here to find how many people in your state would be affected.
Pray.
Bless us as you blessed Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Like the farm families of today, they knew the struggles, the fears, the joys, and rewards of rural life.
Help us to be aware of the quiet beauty of the face of the earth and the fresh green growth on trees and all plants.
We give thanks for all of these. May we always show respect for all of creation.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.+
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