CHN Urges the Senate to Separate DHS Appropriations Bill from Larger Package, Reject DHS Funding
January 26, 2026
President Biden’s Historic Build Back Better Framework Will Help Millions of Americans
CHN Staff,
October 28, 2021
The nation needs to Build Back Better. President Biden has recognized the urgent need to invest in our future, to lift millions of children and their families out of poverty, extend health care to millions who now cannot afford it, protect the aging and people with disabilities through expanded home care, expand education at all levels, protect against climate disaster, and provide affordable rental housing to hundreds of thousands of households. The Build Back Better framework announced today makes historic investments in all these areas.
CHN’s latest Human Needs Report: Build Back Better update, FY22 spending bills, and voting rights legislation
Leo Nguyen,
October 26, 2021
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on negotiations surrounding the Build Back Better Act, what's in the recently-released Senate FY22 spending bills, and a blocked effort to protect voting rights.
CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship October 22, 2021
CHN Staff,
October 22, 2021
The Americans-are-falling-behind edition. Rents are late and evictions are looming. Two-thirds of parents say their kids have fallen behind in school. One in five households say someone in the home has been unable to get medical care for a serious condition. These are but a few of the findings from a new poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Next Week’s Podcast: Student Advocates Discuss The Need For Pathway To Citizenship For All Immigrant Communities
Leo Nguyen,
October 22, 2021
Stay tuned for next week's podcast featuring undocumented and unafraid young organizers and student advocates! Add your voice to the movement of finally achieving immigration reform!
Child Tax Credit advocates: “We’re asking that we keep doing the thing that we knew was right in the first place.”
David Elliot,
October 22, 2021
Earlier this week, faith leaders gathered near the U.S. Capitol for a 12-hour vigil in support of President Biden’s Build Back Better plan pending in Congress. The “Keep the Faith Vigil” focused on so many issues close to the hearts of human needs advocates: hunger, housing, immigration reform, climate change, paid leave, tax credits for low-income families, home and community-based care, health care, labor rights, and more.
