SOCIAL JUSTICE BLOG
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Impact Fund and Co-Counsel File Food Benefits Lawsuit for 42 Million People
“Food or rent. Food or medicine. Food or transportation. Food for me or food for my children.” Earlier this week, we brought the voices of the 42 million people being denied food benefits to federal court.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” formerly known as food stamps) is the most important and effective program we have to fight hunger in the United States. It gives 42 million people in over 22 million households the ability to put food on their tables, keep their children in school, focus on their jobs, and improve the overall health of their families.
Making Justice a Reality: June 2025 Grantee Update
A brief update on some of our grantees’ recent successes pursuing economic, environmental, racial, and social justice.
Class Action Protects Maine Foster Youth from Dangerous Risks of Psychotropics
Psychotropics can be a meaningful and effective treatment for children with mental health conditions when administered appropriately, but administering them without informed consent, proper oversight, or review can lead to serious, and sometimes life-threatening, consequences. The reforms achieved in the settlement in Bryan C. v. Lambrew are paramount for protecting foster youth. The work of Children’s Rights has ensured that children just like Bryan C. are free of unnecessary and harmful prescriptions and that their voices are heard.