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CHN: President Biden’s Historic Investments to Secure Our Future 
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April 29, 2021

Over the years, anti-poverty advocates have often been disappointed when political candidates or officials failed to mention the problem of poverty in America in speeches or debates.  Last night was different. President Biden, in his first address to a joint session of Congress, said ‘And, maybe most importantly, thanks to the American Rescue Plan, we are on track to cut child poverty in America in half this year.' 

CHN members praise verdict in George Floyd murder trial but warn that our work is not done 
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April 23, 2021

CHN member organizations had a lot to say in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder trial. Here is a sampling of their comments. 

Join SAVE for All and fight for our human needs agenda 
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April 21, 2021

The Coalition on Human Needs is asking local, state, and national groups as well as individuals to become a part of the SAVE for All Campaign. SAVE stands for Strengthening America’s Values and Economy for All. SAVE for All is a campaign of thousands of national, state, and local organizations working to protect important services from harmful federal budget cuts and to save the federal capacity to spur economic recovery and progress for the benefit of all.

CHN’s latest Human Needs Report: Biden’s American Jobs Plan, hate crimes legislation and more
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April 19, 2021

CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for a breakdown of what's in President Biden's American Jobs Plan and FY22 budget request, a hate crimes bill moving in Congress, and more.

CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship April 16, 2021
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April 16, 2021

The infrastructure is more than roads and bridges edition. Infrastructure can be physical – roads, bridges, housing, broadband, and safe water, for example. But we also must invest in human infrastructure – care work and job training are prime examples. As the U.S. begins what experts fear could be a long and arduous trek to economic recovery, we have important choices to make. Will we go small, essentially applying a band-aid or two to an economy ravaged by pandemic and recession? Or will we make the sound and robust investments we need to rebuild in a way that would promote opportunity and racial and gender equality and make the post-World War II generations proud? The choice is ours. The path we choose will say much about who we are and our aspirations as a potentially great nation. 

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