The Coaltion on Human Needs covers a wide range of issues related to low- and moderate-income families. Our priorities for the legislative year are set out each year by our public policy committee and approved by the Board:
CHN Public Policy Priorities for 2007.

Block Grants

Budget and Appropriations

Economic Security and the Federal Deficit

Disabilities

Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

Economy

Education and Youth Policy

Head Start
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
Juvenile Justice

Food and Nutrition

Child Nutrition
SNAP

Health

Medicaid
Medicare
The Uninsured

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Crisis and Foreclosures
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ( LIHEAP)

Human Needs Statistics

State-by-State Data

Immigration

Labor and Employment

Job Training and Education
Minimum Wage
Unemployment Insurance (UI)

Poverty

Social Security

Social Services

Child Care
Child Protection, Foster Care and Adoption
Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)

Tax Policy

Welfare / Income Support

Child Support
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ( LIHEAP)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Supplemental Security Insurance