321ACTION: May 13, 2024
On Yom HaShoah, President Biden spoke movingly about the evils of antisemitism, educating people about the Holocaust, and both his personal and professional commitment to supporting and protecting the Jewish people. His full remarks are available here.
Ready to make a difference?
Here are three ways to get started:
1. Support funding for WIC!
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is critical to the health and well-being of low-income women and children nationwide. Click here to email your members of Congress to urge them to support funding for WIC and to ensure women and children have access to fresh produce and other nutritious foods.2. Urge your Representative to sign the Affordable Connectivity Program discharge petition!
2. Urge your Representative to cosponsor funding for victim services!
Federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim service grants were cut by $630 million (40%) in Fiscal Year 2024 due to lack of funds in VOCA’s Crime Victims Fund. House champions for victims and survivors have introduced the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act to prevent further cuts. If you have not already emailed your Representative to urge them to cosponsor this critical bill, click here to do so.
3. Celebrate the anniversary of the National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence!
In 2023, the Biden Administration released the United States’ first ever National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. This groundbreaking action plan envisages a whole-of-government approach to responding to and preventing domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of gender-based violence. Join the one-year anniversary event online on May 15 at 10:00 ET.