The Federal Budget is a moral document outlining what we as a nation choose to invest in, and these investments will affect individuals and communities across the country. The Coalition on Human Needs believes that these investments should focus on priorities that bring about shared and broad prosperity such as investing in education, health care, housing, financial security, and tax justice.
To help advocates navigate this topic and stay up to date on the latest developments, the Coalition on Human Needs has created this resource library. This library will have official documents, research and analysis, fact sheets, and actions you and your supporters can take to advocate for a responsible federal budget that invests in human needs.
With this information at your fingertips, we hope to empower advocates to develop effective messaging, and stay informed about the latest policy developments. Whether advocating for increased funding for a specific program or pushing for broader changes to the budget process, hopefully this resource library has information that you can use. If you are looking for more state and local-specific data, please check out our State and Local Data Resource Library.
Want something added to this page? Contact Leo Nguyen (lnguyen@chn.org)
If you have question or want to know more about how you can get involved in advocating for a better budget, please contact Dominique Espinoza (despinoza@chn.org)
Human Needs and Appropriations
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House Appropriations: Schedule
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Protect Democracy: Apportionment Anomalies and OpenOMB
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White House: Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud
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NEAH on the CHN blog: Why Continuums of Care and the Aging Network Must Work Together
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NRCDV: Template Comment for OFVPS TTA RN Members re Proposed Rule C.docx and HHS Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden in Family Violence and Prevention Services, deadline: TODAY, May 6
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House Oversight Committee: Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Passes Sweeping Legislation to Stop Fraud in Federal Programs
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Community Change: Day Without Child Care Find an Event, Amplification Guide and Toolkit, C3 & C4 messaging guides, and Day Without Child Care National Rally, May 11, 8 pm ET
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CCEFN: April 2026 Message Guidance for Attacks on Child Care and HSI Raid on Childcare Centers TPs (child care talking points from MN groups)
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NYT (gift link): Trump’s Top Child Care Official Wants a ‘Bonfire of Regulations’ including comment from Lisalyn Jacobs
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Census Project (with CHN): Stakeholders Support Robust Census Funding in Fiscal Year 2027
Resources to Fight Attacks on Immigrant Neighbors
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CHN: Stop Funding Violence: Human Needs Advocates Tell Congress to Halt DHS Expansion (compilation of CHN member statements, actions, and other resources – please let us know if there are other resources we should add)
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PIF: Tracker (Beta) of actions of the current federal government that impact immigrant families
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IIC via NETWORK: Faith-Based Sign on Opposed to Enforcement-Focused Reconciliation Bill #2, deadline: May 15, 5 pm ET
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Popular Democracy and NILC etc: Fund Care, Not ICE – May 20
Attacks on Health Care, Nutrition, and Other Basic Needs Programs
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Senate Agriculture Minority: Senate Ag Dems Statement on House Farm Bill Passage
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ESP: May Healthcare Heist Week of Action, May 4 – 10, interactive map of events, and see also Stop Taking Our Health Care
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Families USA: Stop the Bleed Toolkit
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AFL-CIO etc: Seven Days in June: A National Call to Elevate Health as a Governing Priority, June 1-7