The Public Religion Research Institute, in conjunction with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, recently conducted a large-scale survey of college-age Millennials (ages 18-24) and their values. Full Report Here Among the findings were: Millennials are more racially and ethnically diverse then prior generations. Millennials site jobs and unemployment as the most [read more]
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission is a state government agency that investigates and adjudicates discrimination complaints in the areas of employment, housing and places of public accommodation. As a part of its mission, the Human Rights Commission strives to eliminate discrimination throughout the state of West Virginia and to educate the public on the [read more]
Visit Unite Against the War on Women click on your state and sign up for the rally in your state. Press Release from the site: –Virginia legislators recently tried to enact an invasive, mandatory “trans-vaginal ultrasound” measure for women seeking abortions. –In Mississippi, lawmakers took a cue from Virginia and are now pushing the same type [read more]
TANF’s federal authorization was extended to September 30, 2012 by the same legislation that extended the payroll tax cut, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, P.L. 112-96. TANF Authorization must be extended again before the Nomvember elections, so there may be more cuts and more changes which could be scary [read more]
As many of you may know a bill was introduced into the WV legislature on March 10 that would require random drug testing of welfare, food stamp, and unemployment recipients. If you refuse drug testing you will be denied benefits. If you test positive you will be denied benefits and may even potentially lose your [read more]
The new Medicaid, Mountain Health Choices, is rolling out in about 15 more counties. It is very important that you make sure that families know they need to watch for the packet of information to come and that they need to choose Enhanced in order to get all their benefits. DAWG is working hard [read more]
If you have a question about WV DHHR policy or want to find out more about programs offered and their rules and regulations. You can search the DHHR’s Income Maintenance Manual. If you have received a letter from DHHR and it refers you to a policy section with some numbers. This is were you go to find out exactly what policy [read more]
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