In the upcoming weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Farm Bill, impacting food programs. Earlier this year, the Society's National President, John Berry, joined other national Catholic leaders in writing a letter to the House Agriculture...

Tell the Governor to veto HB 295.  As you may recall, HB 295 would allow property owners and tenants to sue local governments for allegedly failing to enforce certain public nuisance laws—provisions widely understood to increase the arrest and criminalization of our...

Tell your state legislators to pass The Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), Senate bill S2248 and House bill H7880, which would alleviate the pressure on family budgets by enabling those who are at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level to pay a percentage of...

In the hierarchy of human needs, housing is basic, and there should be room for all in every community.  However, there is a lack of reasonably priced housing in Illinois. There is a shortage of 142,000 homes and needs to build 227,000 units over the next five...