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PRESS RELEASE:
Indiana Fails to Secure Its Fair Share of Federal Dollars for
Working Families |
| Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
| INDIANAPOLIS (July 15, 2008) -
Rising numbers of Indiana working families are taking advantage of
federal programs designed to help them in times of economic
hardship. Food stamp participation nearly doubled since 2000
according to a study released by the Indiana Institute for Working
Families, Is Indiana Getting Its Fair Share? Federal Programs
Available to Help Working Hoosier Families. Yet thousands of
families are missing out on millions of dollars and valuable
benefits to help them through economic difficulties.
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PRESS RELEASE:
2008 Indiana Homeless and Affordable Housing Walks Raise Nearly
$425,000 |
| Monday, July 14, 2008 |
| Indianapolis. This spring, eight
communities across Indiana participated in Homeward Bound –
Indiana’s 5K Walk Series to Provide Housing and Fight
Homelessness, a project of the Indiana Coalition on Housing
and Homeless Issues (ICHHI).
The Coalition is pleased to report that the 2008 campaign has raised
nearly $425,000 statewide. The proceeds raised will benefit over 80
affordable housing and homeless service providers around the state.
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| PRESS RELEASE:
Lucas Family to Support Indiana Homeless Walks |
| Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
| Indianapolis. The Indiana
Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues (ICHHI) is pleased to
announce that Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, the founders and owners
of Lucas Oil Products, and their son Morgan have agreed to be the
2008 Honorary Statewide Chairpersons of Homeward Bound - Indiana's
5K Walk series to provide housing and fight homelessness.
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| PRESS RELEASE: Indiana Institute Releases Status of Working Families |
| Thursday, September 6, 2007 |
| INDIANAPOLIS (September 6, 2007) - While the number of jobs in Indiana has rebounded to near-peak
levels, Indiana workers have experienced no real wage growth since 2001, and the state's median
household income was well below the national average in 2006. Details on the most recent data on jobs,
wages, incomes and poverty are compiled in the fourth More>> |
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| Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues (ICHHI) Names New Executive Director |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 |
| Indianapolis, IN. Luzada Hayes, President of
the Board of Directors, announced that the Indiana Coalition on Housing and
Homeless Issues (ICHHI) has named Stephen Midkiff as the Executive Director,
effective August 27, 2007. ICHHI is a state wide organization that works to
promote safe, decent, affordable housing; income; and resources for self-
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| PRESS RELEASE: Indiana Should Follow Federal Rules in Allowing Education and Training for TANF Participants |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 |
| INDIANAPOLIS (June 12, 2007)
- New federal welfare requirements mandate that Indiana must meet a 50 percent
work participation rate or risk losing federal funding of its TANF (Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families) program. Currently only 30 percent of Indiana's welfare
participants are involved in eligible work activities. Indiana's Family and Social More>> |
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| Is Indiana Getting Its Fair Share? 2006: March 2007 Update |
| Tuesday, April 17, 2007 |
| The Indiana Institute for Working Families has just released a March 2007 update to the "Is Indiana Getting Its Fair Share? 2006" report. This report focuses on a small number of federal programs that are designed to encourage work and help families make the transition from dependency to economic self-sufficiency. These programs are:
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| Indiana Taxes Working-Poor Families Deeper Into Poverty: National Report |
| Friday, March 30, 2007 |
| Indianapolis, IN. Low-income working
families in Indiana are hit harder by the
income tax than those in most other states.
Indiana is one of only six states that tax
working families earning less than 75 percent
of the federal poverty level, according to a
new report from the Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities.
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| PRESS RELEASE: New Report Finds Indiana's Low-Income Working Families are Struggling to Make Ends Meet |
| Monday, February 19, 2007 |
| The Institute for Working Families, a program of the Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues, is pleased to announce the release of their new report, Investing in Indiana's Working Families to Build a 21st Century Economy. This report includes troubling findings about the number of residents who remain low-income despite holding down a job. More>> |
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| Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Events Around Indiana - December 21, 2007 |
| Monday, December 18, 2006 |
| It is still not too late for your community to organize an event to memorialize the homeless in your area. Click here to download the National Coalition for the Homeless' "National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day" Organizing Manual (.pdf document):
http://www.ichhi.org/clientuploads/Events/memorial06.pdf
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| PRESS RELEASE: Local Families Must Earn $12.36 an Hour to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 |
| The Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues (ICHHI) and the Indiana Association for Community and Economic Development (IACED) announce the release of a new report, Out of Reach 2006. Jointly released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a Washington, DC-based housing advocacy group, IACED and ICHHI, the report highlights the More>> |
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