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Media Briefing: The CARES Act Doesn’t Care, April 22, 2020
On April 22, JLUSA hosted a press telebriefing with directly-impacted small business owners nationwide, to call on reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program, which unfairly excludes formerly-incarcerated entrepreneurs from receiving much-needed funding because of the pandemic.
DeAnna Hoskins, President and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, Teresa Hodge, co-founder and CEO, R3 Score Technologies, Caliph Muab’El, founder and CEO, Breaking Barriers Mentoring Inc., and Dontae Thomas, CEO, Team Chizel LLC discussed how the U.S. Small Business Administration loan program includes language that denies formerly incarcerated people who own small businesses access to relief.
They called on Congress to act now to address this critical gap.
You can also tweet to demand Congress address this gap, as well:
Exclusion from CARES Act relief unjustly harms formerly incarcerated business owners. Congress must address this critical gap now. http://ow.ly/3DaQ50zzPQQ
CARES Act relief should be accessible for everyone, and not just those deemed deserving by the Small Business Administration. Congress must address this critical gap now. http://ow.ly/3DaQ50zzPQQ
In our 10th anniversary year, JustLeadershipUSA’s work of educating, elevating, and empowering justice-impacted leaders continues and is growing even stronger!
This is going to be a very special time to look back on the past decade of JLUSA’s important work, the 1,600+ leaders we have helped get to the next level in their work, and even more importantly, we will look ahead to the next 10 years and beyond!
We can’t do this without you. We need your support to help us continue to do this work now and into the future. By making a donation in honor of JLUSA’s 10th anniversary year, you are saying to the amazing leaders in our network who represent the 70+ million Americans who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system, “I see you, and I support you!”
Please give a one-time $100 gift or set up a recurring $10 monthly donation to celebrate JLUSA’s 10th anniversary year, and together we will build a fair and just U.S. Thank you!
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Since 2014, JustLeadershipUSA has maintained our commitment to ensuring systems-impacted voices are at the forefront of the movement for criminal legal reform, empowering directly impacted leaders in over 45 states with the tools, resources, and connections to transform their work.
Your donation will provide crucial support for our leadership training programs, empowering future generations of leaders and propelling the work of JLUSA and our alumni as we continue to advocate and push reform on issues that matter the most in our communities.
In just 10 years, JLUSA and our network of leaders have worked to dismantle decades of harm caused by the criminal legal system.