The Trump Administration has made children a political target, which is not only immoral, it’s costly for the future of our nation.
Trump Administration’s Plan to Eliminate Head Start Threatens Child Care, Families, and Economy
Archives: Voices
Critical Programs Helped Me Get Out of Foster Care; Now, They’re at Risk
We are America’s essential workers. We keep the nation running, even with a very low minimum wage. Americans need us more than they need to watch another billionaire buy another yacht.
The Coalition on Human Needs Publishes the 2025-2026 Public Policy Priorities Document
Every two years, the Coalition on Human Needs enlists expert staff from its member organizations to update its Public Policy Priorities, assembling a comprehensive set of policies aimed at ensuring that people can meet their basic needs and move forward as they choose.
Trump Pulls the Plug on Direct File, a Popular Money-Saving Tool for Taxpayers
Eliminating Direct File, the new and free digital tax-filing tool from the IRS, is literally taking money out of people’s pockets. Trump’s decision is a slap in the face to millions of hardworking people.
CHN Urges Congress to Vote “No” on the SAVE Act
CHN sent the letter below on April 9, 2025 to the U.S. House of Representatives asking Members to vote “No” on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act.
U.S. Workers Need Paid Parental Leave
It’s time for the U.S. to join the rest of the world’s democracies and invest in families by recognizing parental leave as a federally mandated human right.
Congress Is Taking from the Poor to Give to the Rich
“I know how it feels to be hungry and homeless. If the GOP budget passes as written, so will millions more.” Jocelyn Smith shared her point.
Trump Administration’s Heartless Termination of TPS for Venezuelans Sparks Legal Showdown
On February 2, 2025, the U.S. government delivered a devastating blow to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants by abruptly ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program that had shielded them from deportation and granted them work authorization.
10 Ways the Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Immigration Enforcement Funds Put Us All At Risk
Blog post by NILC, CHN’s member | This explainer describes how a reconciliation bill will unlock the Trump administration’s ability to experiment with authoritarian tactics through enforcement, threatening constitutional rights and democratic norms.
CHN Urges the Senate to Reject Budget Resolution that Paves the Way for Deep Human Needs Cuts
CHN sent this letter to all Senators, asking them to reject the budget resolution which will pave the way for deep cuts to food assistance and health care, turbocharge family separation and mass deportation, and set the stage for huge tax breaks that benefit the wealthy.
New Analysis Quantifies Low- and Moderate-Income Families’ Losses Under House Budget Resolution
Blog post by CBPP- CHN’s member | The House budget resolution calls for massive cuts in Medicaid and in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would raise the cost of health care and groceries for people struggling to make ends meet.
Many will suffer, some will starve if SNAP federal food program is cut
Blog post by the Southern Poverty Law Center, CHN’s member | There are days when Andrew Sanders walks miles for a hot meal from a soup kitchen. “It hurts like hell,” he said. “I’m dying for something to eat.”