More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
How the American Rescue Plan will help domestic abuse survivors
David Elliot,
April 1, 2021
The first time, Davida’s boyfriend hit her, she did exactly what experts say a person in her situation should do: she called the police. The 38-year-old North Carolina woman left the apartment they shared, filed a complaint in court, and obtained a protective order. Today, with the help of a career-readiness program at Sanctuary for Families, a shelter and service provider, Davida has succeeded in turning an internship into a part-time job. But a year after her boyfriend upended Davida and her son’s lives with a single wanton act of violence, she and her son are still homeless. “Every day I wake up, I’m starting over,” she said.
Survey: White students much more likely to receive in-person learning during pandemic
David Elliot,
March 26, 2021
White students are much more likely to be receiving in-person learning than minority students, revealing yet another form of racial disparity during the pandemic, stark new data released this week show. The U.S. Department of Education this week released the first in a series of school surveys aimed at providing a national view of learning during the pandemic. The survey showed that the percentage of students still attending school virtually may be higher than previously thought.
Hunger in the U.S. Military: ‘Families have been struggling with this for a long time’
Catherine Gorey,
March 23, 2021
COVID-19 has caused hardship among the nation’s vulnerable, but a surprising issue is coming to the forefront that has been festering for many years; hunger in military families. CBS News shared the story of Kay, a military spouse, who recently traveled to a food bank to feed her family of six. "It lasts a couple of days, maybe just because there are so many of us in the house," said Kay. "I cannot feed my kids. I cannot make this vehicle payment because I had to feed my kids. It's just unacceptable, really,"
CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship March 19, 2021
CHN Staff,
March 19, 2021
The shot in the arm edition. More than one in five Americans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination; that number is slowly climbing toward one in four. But it is not just tens of millions of Americans who are receiving a shot in the arm – so is our economy, thanks to the American Rescue Plan.
People of conscience must speak out and take action against hate
CHN Staff,
March 19, 2021
The Coalition on Human Needs stands with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and with people of conscience throughout our nation in outrage and grief over the hateful killings of eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in Atlanta.
