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289 Organizations Urge Congress to Reject $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget
April 2, 2026
Letter to Congress
The U.S. already spends more on the military than the next nine countries combined, including China and Russia.
Stop Funding Violence: Human Needs Advocates Tell Congress to Halt DHS Expansion
March 30, 2026
A broad coalition of labor unions, child welfare advocates, faith groups, anti-violence organizations, and human needs organizations are calling on Congress to reject additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and immigration enforcement.
CHN to Senate: Reject DHS Bill Without Accountability
March 26, 2026
Congress should not provide further funding to ICE and Border Patrol without meaningful reductions, enforceable limits, and real accountability.
Fight back against Trump’s new attack on nonprofits
March 24, 2026
The administration’s latest proposal targeting nonprofits represents a dangerous escalation in efforts to silence organizations that serve our communities and advance equity.
Partnership for Basic Needs Homepage
The Partnership for Basic Needs is a coordinated alliance of national, state, and local groups fighting to block cuts to programs that support families struggling to meet their basic needs. Visit the homepage for more resources.
Thousands of Mainers are living without health insurance since premiums skyrocketed
At the start of this year, Rachel Phipps, a 64-year-old retired social worker, decided to forego her health insurance. After Congress failed to extend pandemic-era tax credits, her household’s monthly premium increased from $200 per month to more than $2,800.
Trump says millions are ‘lifted’ off SNAP. A Charlotte nonprofit says hunger hasn’t gone away in NC
Boxes and tractor trailers loaded with donated food move quickly through volunteers’ hands inside a Charlotte warehouse where frozen meat, fresh produce, and cartons of eggs are distributed when they’re available. This is where families come when groceries run out—sooner than later.
How state lawmakers are trying fill gaps left by federal changes to food assistance
When Kasey McBlais, a single mother of two, renewed her federal food assistance benefits for the year, she found the monthly amount inexplicably reduced from $600 to $359. Due to the Trump administration’s changes to SNAP, thousands of Mainers like McBlais are seeing disruptions in their benefits.
