Publications and Analyses
Original reports, analyses, and publications from CHN and our partners raise awareness of human needs issues and inform the public and key decision-makers.
Feature: Letters to Congress
National Group Sign-On Letter Urges Congress to Quickly Enact No Less Than American Rescue Plan
February 5, 2021
On February 4th, over 100 national organizations including the Coalition on Human Needs called on the United States Congress to enact swiftly no less than what is called for in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Without speedy and comprehensive action, "...families that could have managed will be pushed into poverty and deaths that could have been avoided due to the pandemic will occur."
CHN letter to all U.S. Senators demands COVID-19 relief
September 25, 2020
CHN on Friday, Sept. 25 sent a letter to all 100 U.S. Senators demanding COVID-19 relief. It reads in part, "The pandemic has imperiled your constituents’ economic well-being and their health. COVID-19 cases are again rising, and as we enter the colder months, the threat will increase. The moratorium on evictions expires at the end of the year. If you leave now without acting, millions of people, unable to come up with one or more months of unpaid rent, will face eviction."
CHN’s letter to all members of the U.S. Senate urging Senators to extend U.S. Census reporting deadlines
August 10, 2020
CHN's letter to all members of the U.S. Senate urging Senators to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting data for the 2020 Census to April 30, 2021, extend the deadline to transmit state population totals to that date, prohibit the Bureau and the President from sending the relevant data to the Congress in advance of those deadlines, and to allocate $400 million to address Census Bureau operational challenges.
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Impacts of Government Shutdowns Legislative Fact Sheet
September 27, 2023
On Tuesday, September 26, AFSCME released an analysis of the impacts of government shutdowns.
CHN calls on Senate to increase WIC funding in temporary spending measure
September 25, 2023
The Coalition on Human Needs on Monday, September 25 delivered a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate calling for additional funds for WIC to be included in a temporary spending measure that needs to pass this week in order to keep the federal government open and running.
First Look at Poverty, Hardship, and Health Insurance 2023: End of Child Tax Credit and other Pandemic Relief Programs Push Millions into Poverty
September 12, 2023
First Look at Poverty, Hardship, and Health Insurance 2023: End of Child Tax Credit and other Pandemic Relief Programs Push Millions into Poverty
