A large majority of Americans — across party, age, geography, and income — view basic needs programs favorably and want them funded at higher levels despite attacks.
What the Public Really Thinks About Basic Needs Programs
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This is Exactly What We Were Trained For
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on June 11, 2026, and written by Tiffany Tagbo. Tiffany Tagbo is a dedicated mother of two and a passionate advocate from Midwest City, Oklahoma. As a Raise Your Voice to End Poverty (RESULTS) expert and fellow, she brings lived experience to the…
Coalition on Human Needs: We will continue to oppose blank check funding and lawless actions by ICE and Border Patrol
We will continue to work with our allies to reverse this recklessly irresponsible legislation, and to fight to remedy the harms being inflicted.
Congress Must Stop Locking the American People Out of Pentagon Budget Negotiations
At a time of extraordinary corruption, the American public has the right to know what is happening in the room when Members of Congress negotiate over whether $1.5 trillion is really needed, and for what.
Trump’s War Budget Faces Unprecedented Opposition
Adopting Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would establish a funding level that starves spending on health care, education, climate, infrastructure, and more for years and years.
Stop Funding Violence: Human Needs Advocates Tell Congress to Halt DHS Expansion
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 opposes DHS reconciliation bill + $350 million for enhanced ICE enforcement
The Coalition on Human Needs sent the following letter to every Senate office to sound the alarm on a new provision (Section 202(9)) added to the reconciliation package that provides $350 million for ICE enforcement activities in jurisdictions (e.g. sanctuary cities) deemed insufficiently cooperative with the administration’s immigration agenda. We are concerned this money could be used for mass enforcement actions, such as we’ve seen under Trump in Minnesota, and that it could be used for paramilitary mobilizations during elections.
CHN Opposes Senate Amendment That Threatens Service Providers and Localities
At a time when so many in communities across the country are struggling with rising costs of living, the Coalition on Human Needs opposed an amendment that would pave the way for administration’s Department of Justice to use resources for so-called “fraud prevention” that could make it harder for families to access basic needs programs by attacking service providers and localities.
CHN Opposes H.R. 7726 and H.R. 8872, Instead Congress Should Protect and Strengthen Child Care and TANF
CHN sent this letter to House offices opposing H.R. 7726 and H.R. 8872, the Child Care and TANF bills on the floor. At a time when so many in communities across the country are struggling with rising costs of living, Congress should be protecting and strengthening child care, cash assistance intended for low-income families, and other basic needs programs, not exacerbating the crises families are facing.
A Human Needs Call to Make Our Nation More Secure
Statement by Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs Speaking at Pentagon Accountability Groups to Demand Pentagon Budget Cuts June 2, 2026 Hello, I’m Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, and I’m here to talk about national security. The nearly $1.5 trillion dollars proposed for the military by the Trump administration will make us…
Fund Care, not ICE – Saying NO to Abuse of Power
People are sending a message: “Don’t fund the lawless actions of ICE; instead invest in health care, child care, nutrition, and all the other basic needs.”
War and Poverty: How Wars Abroad Fuel Inequity at Home
With no end to the Hormuz blockade in sight, we are faced with a clear picture of the future: everyday items will be more expensive.