Important Information

• Read our Platform for the Common Good and the 1-page summary. Spanish versions of the Plataforma and sumario are also available.
  
  
• See the video of Sr. Catherine Pinkerton's closing benediction on August 27, 2008 at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

• Do you wonder if government efforts to help families in trouble can work? Here is one example of the impact of economic stimulus funding. And here are other stories showing why the needs are so great.

Let's Put Our Hands Together for... Healthcare for All

Click here to find out what you can do to move us toward effective healthcare reform!

• Read the reflection by NETWORK intern Lisa Perkowski on this year's Ecumenical Advocacy Days.

More About Our Issue Agenda

• CLICK HERE FOR NETWORK'S COMPLETE ISSUE AGENDA.

• New movement on fair trade! July 1, 2009

• Everyone deserves access to food. Read about how this basic necessity is denied to people who have served time in prison. June 30, 2009

• Read this important update on the housing trust fund! June 30, 2009

• NETWORK presses for healthcare reform. Read our statement (also available in a PDF version). June 22, 2009

• Read more about the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. June 17, 2009

• NETWORK supports the Healthy Families Act. June 16, 2009

• Here are two ways we can make a difference in the lives of low-income families -- afterschool meals for children and fair wages for their parents. June 16, 2009

• Read about revenue equity. June 11, 2009

• Our nation needs fair and responsible taxation policies. June 11, 2009

• It is time for a change in our trade policies! May 28, 2009

• People leaving prisons face enormous challenges as they reenter their communities. We must do more to help. May 22, 2009

• As the 111th Congress leaves for its Memorial Day recess, they can look back to a noteworthy record so far -- but much remains to be done! May 22, 2009

• How do we begin to understand what is happening in Afghanistan? May 21, 2009

• How do we help build peace in Iraq and Afghanistan? May 19, 2009

• President Obama has presented some detailed proposals about how money should be spent in FY2010. May 11, 2009

• The push is on for healthcare reform. May 7, 2009

• Congress has voted on the FY2010 federal budget. May 1, 2009

• Read about the FY2009 federal budget, which was signed by President Obama this month. March 31, 2009

• Here is a firsthand report on how the economic stimulus bill had a positive impact on a California community. March 13, 2009

• NETWORK signs on to letter to President Obama about Iraq. More information available here. March 4, 2009

• Join NETWORK and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition as we work for comprehensive immigration reform. Press Release February 11, 2009

• Victory for SCHIP! February 4, 2009

• Watch the comments of NETWORK Executive Director Simone Campbell, SSS, on the economic crisis in this PBS interview.

• NETWORK response to the latest Census Bureau poverty and healthcare statistics. September 2, 2008

• Learn more about NETWORK's positions on other key issues.

• Read more about NETWORK's issues in our award-winning magazine, the Connection.

Also of interest

• Associate Program
• 2008 Voting Record
• 2008 Year End Report: NETWORK's Achievements and Progress