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

Disabilities

Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

Education and Youth Policy

Head Start
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
Juvenile Justice

Food and Nutrition

Child Nutrition
Food Stamps

Health

Medicaid
Medicare
The Uninsured

Housing and Homelessness

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ( LIHEAP)

Human Needs Statistics

State-by-State Data

Immigrants

Labor and Employment

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Job Training and Education
Minimum Wage
Unemployment Insurance (UI)

Social Security

Social Services

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

Tax Policy

Welfare / Income Support

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ( LIHEAP)