CHN’s Legislative Action Center
CHN’s Legislative Action Center enables organizations and coalitions to share timely information on actions and legislative initiatives that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.
If you would like to post an action, please contact Danica Johnson at djohnson@chn.org
Current Actions
Email Congress to Say: No More Sequester and No SNAP Cuts
Congress has headed home for August recess with sequestration cuts still in place and gaping divisions among members of Congress. During the break, your representative and senators need to know that their constituents think it is harmful and wrong to continue or worsen cuts to Head Start and education, meals for seniors, rental housing vouchers and homelessness prevention, unemployment insurance, health care, or other vital services. And it is also harmful and wrong to cut our most basic anti-hunger, health care, and Social Security safety net programs.
Please contact your representative and senators during the recess and tell them that we need to invest in the services that allow people to move forward. It is dangerously irresponsible to keep cutting the programs that educate our children and prepare workers for jobs, that house families and feed young and old alike. Click here to learn more and send the letter!
Submit Your Story to the CHN/Half in Ten Storybank
Have a story about the way services have helped you and your family? We want to hear from you!
Half in Ten and the Coalition on Human Needs are collecting stories highlighting the ways that federal programs successfully build economic security and meet the needs of vulnerable populations. Submit your human needs program success story to the CHN/Half in Ten storybank project today.
We welcome short video clips or written stories from anyone who can speak to the benefit and success of federal programs such as direct beneficiaries, social service providers, and community, faith or business leaders. For more instructions and guidelines on submitting your story click here. A sample video is available here.
