Jack Frech

Anti-poverty advocate and retired Athens County Ohio Welfare Director

[Chuck Marr @ChuckCBPP]

The top tax policy priority in year-end negotiations should be delivering the full #ChildTaxCredit to 19M children who now get < the full amount or zero b/c their families’ incomes are too low.
Our new report w/ state-by-state numbers on these children:
https://t.co/QhGuI2cCOE

[Policy Matters Ohio @PolicyMattersOH]

🚨 New report dropped today! 🚨

@willpetrik analyzed 2 proposals for a state thriving families tax credit. Both would help nearly 1 million Ohio families put food on the table, pay the bills and set their kids up for success. https://t.co/b9iiBiZEW3

[wellowner.org @wellowner]

Temperatures are starting to drop—don't forget to prep your water well system for the cold weather! 🥶

@ngwatweets Public Relations and Government Affairs Manager Ben Frech had some advice for taking care of your water well this winter. 👇

https://t.co/Rd1cGQsfg7

[This American Life @ThisAmerLife]

Ohio Republicans drew electoral maps that violated their own constitutional amendment, and those are the ones they’re using in this year’s elections. https://t.co/kzWxzGGHgd

[Jack Frech @FrechJack]

Paying the disabled like everyone else would reduce poverty, economists say - Ohio Capital Journal https://t.co/79yJbMn1Bs

[Walter Masterson @waltermasterson]

Send this to every person that doesn’t understand why we have inflation.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Here’s 8 things you can do to make your life more emotionally stable.

Emotional stability is key in feeling content and fulfilled.

A THREAD 🧵:

[Jack Frech @FrechJack]

Young and Homeless in Rural America - The New York Times https://t.co/YBh6oMgyM0

[Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman]

NEW: We've published a MASSIVE timeline on the Mississippi welfare scandal focused on Brett Favre and the volleyball stadium state officials helped him build with millions in welfare funds.

Read the texts and review the docs to see how it all went down: https://t.co/h7UWJwue30

[Jeff Stein @jstein_star]

New CBO report: The poorest *half* of America -- ~150 million people -- hold only *2 percent* of the country's total wealth

Wealth of top 10 percent has grown markedly since 1989

That tiny little line at the bottom of this chart is half the country

[Policy Matters Ohio @PolicyMattersOH]

Slightly more Ohioans than usual quit their jobs during COVID — but most left for other jobs. The number of quits never reached the number of new hires.
https://t.co/CTLkbhk0sj

[WKSU @WKSU]

New Ohio poverty report highlights struggles in employment and child care in wake of COVID pandemic https://t.co/XNFv9cnMbr

[Sharon Parrott @ParrottCBPP]

Thread: Today, the @uscensusbureau released data showing that in 2021 child poverty rates fell to historic lows. The stunning drop was driven by the expanded #ChildTax Credit, demonstrating the urgency for policymakers to act this year to expand the credit.

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

“Doubling up,” or living with others because of economic hardship or #housing loss, can lead to overcrowded living conditions, place undue strain on relationships, & hinder kids’ performance in school. It's also the reality for 3.7 M people:

Read More:
https://t.co/4h3ihxqLTk

[David DeWitt @DC_DeWitt]

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”
Confucius

[Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey @Diana_CBPP]

ICYMI: This week #TANF turned 26. We looked at where it's been and where to go next. https://t.co/TXimB9HRk7

[Jack Frech @FrechJack]

Vance's anti-drug charity enlisted doctor echoing Big Pharma - The Washington Post https://t.co/yzJ0jOYPbF

[Jack Frech @FrechJack]

@JerryJonesNAEH @stephencopek Ohio is sitting on hundreds of millions of unspent TANF money while thousand of families with children struggle with zero cash income.

[Jerry Jones @JerryJonesLA]

On this date 26 years ago, Bill Clinton repealed the federal guarantee of cash assistance to poor people, imposed work requirements & put time limits on receiving help. Today, only 21% of families in poverty get cash assistance under TANF. https://t.co/KbkVhlphX5

[Jack Frech @FrechJack]

@darreldrowland Life is better in Ohio thanks to you.