Coalition on Human Needs

CHN’s 18th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception: July 7th
2022-07-07 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | DC
All of Us: Honoring forty years of the Coalition on Human Needs

Our second ever (and hopefully last!) virtual Human Needs Hero celebration will be held on Zoom this year!
Every year, the Coalition on Human Needs gathers advocates, from neophytes to veterans with decades of experience, to celebrate our community’s steadfast commitment to standing up for the most vulnerable in our society.
This year is truly a landmark year for the Coalition on Human Needs, as we celebrate four decades of commitment to meet the needs of people with low incomes. And while we want to celebrate our past, we are truly looking toward the future as we continue to grow and diversify our coalition and ensure more and more voices stand united in support of a transformative human needs agenda.
So this year we’re doing things a little differently: Our 2022 Human Needs Heroes are the people and groups who make up the Coalition on Human Needs.
We are so proud of the exceptional organizations and activists who comprise our coalition, from the founders who have been with us every step of the way to those who have just joined recently. Both coalition members and friends of the coalition have come together through truly exceptional and difficult circumstances to continue the fight against poverty, systemic racism, food and housing insecurity, voter suppression, and so many other injustices that contribute to widening inequality and hardship. The dedication of our community is truly heroic.
Join CHN in celebration of our human needs heroes! We are hoping you and/or your organization will sponsor the event and be listed in invitations and our program.
This is our only major fundraising event of the year and all proceeds raised go to supporting the work of the Coalition on Human Needs. So get out your best Zoom shirt, pour your favorite drink, and bring out your loved ones and pets for our 2022 Human Needs Hero reception. We can’t wait to celebrate forty years together. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nicolai Haddal, Field and (Virtual) Events Coordinator at nhaddal@chn.org or 202-223-2532 x115.
In addition to supporting CHN’s work, sponsorship entitles you to ad space in the program. See information for how much space is available below.
Ready to sponsor? Use the form below to provide your tax-deductible contribution toward an organizational or individual sponsorship, buy lines in the program, or purchase reduced-cost admission for fellows and interns. Because this event is a great opportunity to bring the human needs community together, we encourage sponsors to invite interns and new staff as well as experienced advocates who have shared much of CHN’s history.
Program Ad Deadline:
Please submit finished program ads electronically (no PDF’s, please) to Nicolai Haddal, at nhaddal@chn.org, by COB Wednesday, July 5th.
Please feel free to contact Nicolai by email or phone (202-223-2532 ext. 115) with any questions regarding sponsorship or ad formatting.
Important note: “Ticket” below refers to one sponsorship. When sponsoring, please purchase only one sponsorship. You will receive a Zoom link to share with your organization.

PANDEMIC AND RESPONSE: Using Census and Other Data to Track Poverty, Hardship and the Impact of Aid During a Tumultuous Time Description
2022-09-08 13:30 - 15:00 | DC
You can view a recording of CHN’s training webinar here. Please also see the slides here,
The Census Bureau will release new poverty, income and health insurance data on September 13-15. This data will cover the pandemic year of 2021, a year in which COVID cases surged early, plunged and then rose again by year’s end. How did people fare, and what differences were there by age, race/ethnicity, and income? Did the Child Tax Credit and other pandemic aid help? And while the survey data to be released in September only covers 2021, what other data is available to tell us about what is happening now?
This webinar will show you how to find and use the 2021 national, state and local data to be released in September, how to make use of other and newer data showing changes in poverty by month, and how many were unable to afford enough food or struggled to pay regular expenses through August of this year. You’ll learn how to navigate changes in the Census Bureau’s website and tools.
You’ll get an expert economic assessment about where we are now, and learn how to use all the available information – some specific to your state or locality – to make the case for investments to reduce racial disparities and to help people with low incomes get ahead.
The webinar will be recorded; all registrants will get the live link, with opportunities to ask questions, and will also get the recording, slides, and follow-up resources.
The webinar will be close-captioned.
You can view a recording of CHN’s training webinar here. Please also see the slides here,

CHN’s Human Needs Hero Reception: July 24, 2024
2024-07-24 17:30 - 20:00 | AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC, 20005, United States
JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION AND CELEBRATION
Join us at the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Room in Washington, DC on Wednesday, July 24 for the Coalition on Human Need’s Human Needs Hero Reception, honoring Ellen Nissenbaum, Senior Advisor, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for her outstanding contributions.

JOIN US IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
We invite you to join us in making a difference and supporting CHN’s vital work by becoming a sponsor of the Human Needs Hero Reception. Your sponsorship will not only contribute to the success of the event but also to the advancement of our shared mission to create a more just and equitable society for all.

Please email Julene at jjarnot@chn.org with questions.
Thank you!

Webinar: Project 2025’s Threats to Human Needs Programs
2024-08-15 15:00 - 16:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Xrk8ks-4ncyawzwKw8Dv8dVsHR3QGuiNHr9WxLbeAr0goFA2u7pZ7dxzo-iL3oRL.DwTwHXy9eayfu9vV?startTime=1723748416000
You’ve probably heard about Project 2025 – which produced a 900+-page compendium of extremist proposals put out by the right-wing Heritage Foundation (although the head of the project left the Heritage Foundation after Project 2025 proved intensely unpopular). So why should you know about these plans? Because they have been developed by many with connections to the former Trump Administration and are similar to certain proposals before Congress now. Whoever wins the election, these proposals to shrink human needs programs may emerge – and we have to be ready.
During this webinar, you’ll learn about Project 2025 proposals to limit Medicaid and other health programs and to eliminate education and early childhood programs as well as limiting access to free school meals. You’ll also learn about efforts to politicize the federal workforce and limit protections for voters and consumers and against discrimination. And very important – you’ll hear about public opinion research showing just how unpopular these proposals are, and how that can strengthen our advocacy for meeting human needs and for basic justice.
Watch a recording of it here.
List of speakers:

Julie Tippens, Director of the Legislative, Political and Mobilization Department, American Federation of Government Employees
Natasha Murphy, Director, Health Policy, Center for American Progress
Lily Klam, Director, Education Policy, First Focus on Children
Meeta Anand, Senior Director, Census and Data Equity, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Bryan Bennett, Navigator Research & Senior Director of Polling & Analytics at The Hub Project
Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs, Moderator

Webinar: How to Use Upcoming Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data
2024-09-05 13:00 - 14:00 | https://youtu.be/hOlLKdbMsy8
In an election year, it’s especially important to assess where we’ve made progress, and what’s held us back.
Please join us on Thursday, September 5th, at 1 pm ET, for a webinar to prepare you for the annual Census Bureau release of state and local poverty, income, and health insurance data.
The Census Bureau will release national poverty, income, and health insurance data on September 10, followed by state and local data on these and many other topics from the American Community Survey on September 12.
Every year, it’s important to understand income and health insurance trends – but it’s especially important now, because the nation experienced a dramatic reduction in child poverty as a result of the 2021 Child Tax Credit, only to see poverty surge after the CTC was allowed to expire. What has happened since? Have the Biden Administration’s vigorous efforts to promote Affordable Care Act health insurance, along with more generous premium tax credits, resulted in fewer uninsured people?
We’ll help you get ready to find and use the information coming out starting September 10 – with insightful analyses about poverty and health coverage, and practical instructions on how to navigate the Census Bureau’s website – so you can get the state/local data you need, and know how to find breakdowns by age, race, and ethnicity, and how to show trends over time.
List of speakers:

Christopher Wimer, Director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work
Stan Dorn, Director, Health Policy Project, UnidosUS -Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
Ellen Teller, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), Moderator

If you are interested in the webinar but cannot join us, please register anyway. All registrants will receive the recording, slides, and follow-up information. We welcome you to forward this to other advocates who may be interested.

Webinar: Empowering Nonprofits and Service Providers: Effective GOTV Strategies for the Upcoming Election
2024-09-12 15:00 - 16:00 | https://youtu.be/WxLtoTe4lbQ
Join us at the Coalition on Human Needs for this special election webinar designed to equip nonprofits, 501(c)(3) organizations, and service providers with the tools and strategies they need to successfully conduct Get Out the Vote (GOTV) activities during this election cycle. We’ll provide enhanced presentations tailored for service providers, drawing from lessons learned in past successful elections to ensure your efforts are impactful.
During this session, you’ll learn best practices, essential do’s and don’ts, and gain access to motivational content that will help you inspire and mobilize your community. Our expert panelists will share their wealth of experience:

Rachael Jeck, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Register Her
Dimitri Moïse, Deputy Director of Student Engagement and Patient Advocacy at Vot-ER
Heather Bryant, Lead Faith Organizer at Fair Count
Ani Kelemdjian, Deputy Director of Partner Success at Vote Rev

This is a unique opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and to enhance your organization’s ability to make a meaningful impact this election season.

Webinar: Heads Up, Advocates: Budget Rules in the New Congress
2024-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | https://youtu.be/ssy_030tTbY
How the New Congress Will Try to Use Budget Rules: A Practical Guide for Advocates to Protect Against Harsh Program Cuts and Bloated Tax Breaks.
Webinar recording: Budget Rules in the New Congress
The new Congress is expected to act quickly to approve a joint Budget Resolution, with special rules to make it easier to cut spending and taxes.
Advocates want the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share in taxes, and want to protect health care, anti-hunger, and all the other services that people need. They need to know how the budget rules work – and the best strategies to prevent serious damage.
Please join the Coalition on Human Needs for a webinar with top experts on how federal budget rule work and on strategies for advocates. Presenters include:

Richard Kogan, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Bobby Kogan, Senior Director, Federal Budget Policy, Center for American Progress.
Ellen Nissenbaum, Senior Advisor to CBPP’s President, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs, moderator.

Our experts will help you get past the jargon to learn the practical facts about budget resolutions and budget reconciliation – and the best strategies to deter the new Congress’ attempts to fast-track harmful legislation.

Webinar: Our Path Forward - Practical ways to protect people from harm despite threats from the new Administration and Congress
2025-01-07 14:00 - 15:30 | https://youtu.be/A8SXteWKTpU
CHN blogpost recapping this event along with resources and the recording: Our Path Forward: Advocates nationwide join in CHN’s webinar on how to protect people despite threats from the new Administration and Congress
You know much is at risk as the new Congress gets started, even before Inauguration Day. People across the nation are concerned about high costs, but there are serious threats that Congress and the new Administration will make things worse for many millions of people, while enriching multi-millionaires and corporations with more tax breaks.
But this is not a done deal.
The congressional majority is slim and divided. We can protect people and the programs they need – if we work together.
Find out how you can make a difference. You’ll hear about strategies that have worked in the past and can work again. You’ll learn about resources and tools to make it easier for you to join in.
You’ll hear from national experts on how to protect children, families, immigrants, people who need health care, food aid, and more.
– Linda Spears | President and CEO – Child Welfare League of America
– Raha Wala | Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy ​
National Immigration Law Center​
– Amy Matsui | Senior Director of Income Security – National Women’s Law Center
– Deborah Weinstein | Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs​
– Dorian Warren | Co-President Community Change
– Ellen Teller – moderator | Chief Government Affairs Officer, Food Research & Action Center​

Weekly CHN's Wednesday Advocates Meeting
2025-01-22 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-01-29 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-02-05 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-02-12 09:30 - 10:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84930566241
The Coalition on Human Needs hosts weekly Wednesday Advocates Meeting (WAM) most Wednesday at 9:30 AM ET, unless notify otherwise.
For questions about the agenda, schedule, or help logging in, please email Leo Nguyen: lnguyen@chn.org. If you or your colleagues would like to join CHN’s Human-Needs-List email list to receive meeting notices like this and resources, please subscribe via our website at https://www.chn.org/email-list-signup/

CHN's Federal Connection Meeting
2025-01-30 15:00 - 16:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82818154071
This Thursday Zoom meeting is especially for organizations and state partners not based in the DC area, but those in DC are welcome too. Federal Connection provide timely information about activity in Congress of importance to people with low incomes and advocates.
For questions about the agenda, schedule, or help logging in, please email Leo Nguyen: lnguyen@chn.org. If you or your colleagues would like to join CHN’s Human-Needs-List email list to receive meeting notices like this and resources, please subscribe via our website at https://www.chn.org/email-list-signup/

CHN's Webinar: Defending Basic Needs Programs - Important New Poll to Guide Effective Messages
2025-04-24 15:00 - 16:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n25uT2qEQauwon6cd93DEA
Please join the Coalition for Human Needs for a webinar on Thursday April 24 at 3:00 pm ET to learn about recent analysis commissioned by the Center for American Progress and prepared by Hart Research on behalf of an alliance working to protect health care, food assistance, and other basics for people who need support including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Center for Law and Social Policy, Coalition on Human Needs, Community Change, and National Women’s Law Center among other partners.
Attendees of the webinar will learn key findings and messages to help you defend basic needs programs, including strategies for supporting Medicaid, SNAP, housing, and other federal programs serving low-income people in the face of proposed cutbacks. When Congress returns on April 28 from its 2-week recess, they will be working to make basic needs program cuts. The experienced analysts at Hart Research have information we need to fight back.
The webinar will be recorded, and the recording and slides will be shared with registrants.
NOTE: this webinar is not open to the press.

CHN’s Human Needs Hero Fundraiser & Reception: July 24, 2025
2025-07-24 17:30 - 20:00 | AFL-CIO, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC, 20005, United States
On Thursday, July 24th, at 5:30 p.m., the Coalition on Human Needs hosted its annual fundraiser and reception. This year, CHN wanted to honor Legal Justice Champions who are fighting for basic needs & rights for workers, families and all of us in the courts.
We were honored to host our our panel speakers:

Fatima Goss Graves, CEO and President of the National Women’s Law Center

Efrén C. Olivares, Vice President of Litigation and Legal Strategy, National Immigration Law Center

Sarah Saadian, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Campaigns, National Council of Nonprofits

Human Needs Hero 2025 Panel and Closing Remarks

Congratulations video from Rep. Jamie Raskin

Presentation slides with sponsors and acknowledgments

We invite you to join us in making a difference and supporting CHN’s vital work by becoming a sponsor or donor. Your contribution will guarantee the continued success to advance our shared mission to create a more just and equitable society for all. Also, we want to be able to celebrate the notable efforts of social justice work when many people are unsure of what to do and who to turn to.
As a token of thanks, all sponsors receive tickets to our Hero Award celebration and recognition (additional tickets are available for purchase).

The alliance of our national organizations working together over the last four decades has contributed to major policy improvements and promoted more inclusivity to groups routinely excluded. We appreciate your support for the coalition’s concerted efforts and hope you continue to be part of the vital work to maintain community support systems during confusing restructuring.
For any questions, reach out to heroes@chn.org.
Thank you!
