Laid Off and Left Out

Half in Ten and the Coalition on Human needs recently hosted Laid Off and Left Out, a webinar on the importance of unemployment insurance. As you may have heard on the call, the expiration of unemployment insurance benefits, a program the American public widely supports, would have dire consequences for jobless workers and the overall economy. Since Congress has only a few more days to extend this critical program, the time to act is now. Take action using the resources below to stand up for jobless workers, support economic growth, and ensure that our message is not lost on Congress:

Action steps
- Send a letter to your senators urging them to continue unemployment insurance.
- Sign the petition to Congress, and join more than 31,000 concerned Americans and make your voice heard.

Informational resources
- Click here to download the slides and audio from yesterday’s webinar and click here to see the poll results released yesterday showing strong public support for continuing unemployment insurance.
- Out in the Cold for the Holidays, a report from the National Employment Law Project on the devastating effect the discontinuation of unemployment insurance will have on families and the economy.
- Use these sample state by state reports from the National Employment Law Project to advocate to your senators and underscore the impact and importance of unemployment insurance to state residents and economies.
- View this animation to see how unemployment insurance helps families and aids the economy.
- View this video to learn the basics about unemployment insurance and hear about what’s at stake in this legislative session.
- Visit the Unemployment Insurance Resources and Action Steps page to learn more about unemployment insurance and ways you can get involved.

Thank you for all that you do to support jobless workers and families this holiday season.